The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office offers a free 12‐week 2021 Citizen’s Academy for residents interested in learning about their local law enforcement. Classes are held Wednesday evenings (6-9:30 p.m.) with two weekend field trips.
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office 2021 Citizen’s Academy program includes classroom training by patrol deputies, detectives and corrections deputies for hands‐on participation:
- K-9 enforcement
- Drugs and gangs
- Crime scene technology
- Search and rescue
- Special weapons and tactics (SWAT)
- Gun range
- 911 and dispatch
- Major crime investigations
- Patrol procedures and equipment
- Jail cell extraction
- Traffic operations
- Vehicle collision investigations
- Child abuse and crimes against children
- Jail operations
To Apply
Download an application and return it to the Sheriff’s Office South Precinct (15928 Mill Creek Blvd), or by fax at 425-337-5809, or by email to academy@snoco.org. The application deadline is August 1, 2021 and a background check is required for all participants.
Author: Lynnwood Times Staff