The Freehold Borough Police Department is scheduled to hold its annual Youth Police Academy Program from July 22-Aug. 2.
The program is offered to kids between the ages of 12 and 16. The deadline to apply is Friday June, 21, 2012.
The YPA is a condensed version of the actual police academy. It is an intense program that includes drill instruction with real drill instructors, daily physical training and inspections, according to a release.
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Students will receive instruction and presentations from a variety of different agencies ranging from the FBI and Secret Service to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and New Jersey State Police, according to a release.
Students will also participate in simulated motor vehicle stops, raids, and other real-life scenario training and will have many different types of demonstrations.
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The program will end with formal police academy graduation, the release says.
Applications are available at police headquarters,36 Jackson Street. They can also be found on our website at www.FBPD.net.
For more information, call: Detective Sgt. Andrew A. DeMuth at (732) 462-1233.
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