NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The North Charleston Police Department celebrated the graduation of its second Spanish Citizens Police Academy on Friday.
The program, according to a CrimeWatch post from the department, offers an opportunity to bring officers and community members together, learn from one another, and build relationships beyond the eight-week course.
A team effort
The department said the success of the academy was a collaborative effort. Officers and training staff from the North Charleston Police Department, as well as other departments within the city, volunteered their time and shared their knowledge to help create the experience for graduates.
What graduates learned
Over eight weeks, participants learned about case law, community policing, traffic stops, firearms safety, emergency vehicle operations, building clearance, force-on-force scenarios and other aspects of law enforcement.
Officers also had the opportunity to get to know the people behind the faces they see every day in the community, the department said…