Area briefing

The Henderson Police Department is accepting applications for its upcoming Citizen Academy, set to begin in mid-May. The 13-week academy is scheduled to meet from 6 to 9 p.m. each Tuesday to educate residents with a unique insight into the life and training of a Henderson police officer.

Discussion topics will include community policing, use of force, gang enforcement, the detention center, communications, the investigations division and narcotic enforcement. The department's SWAT unit plans to demonstrate various firearms, nonlethal weapons and chemical agents. Students will have the opportunity to fire various weapons.

The classes are planned at the Henderson Police Department, 223 Lead St. Potential candidates must be at least 18 and live or work in Henderson. For more information or to obtain an application, contact the Henderson Police Department's training bureau at 267-4850.

Police seek public comment
during re-accreditation process

The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for public input during its re-accrediation process.

Assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement are set to be in Las Vegas from Saturday through Tuesday to conduct an in-depth review of all aspects of the department's management, operations and support services. The re-accreditation process takes place every five years.

Residents can comment in person at the Clark County Commission meeting set for 6 p.m. Monday at 500 S. Grand Central Parkway. Comments can be made by telephone from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday by calling 828-3023. Residents also can mail comments to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc., 13575 Heathcote Blvd., Suite 320, Gainesville, VA, 20155.

31 recruits join Police Department

A graduation ceremony was planned on March 24 to welcome 31 recruits into the Metropolitan Police Department's ranks. The ceremony was set at The Orleans showroom, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. The new officers were scheduled to fill positions created through attrition, the department said.

Hispanic Citizens Police Academy
offered by Las Vegas, North Las Vegas

The Metropolitan and North Las Vegas police departments are teaming up to offer a Hispanic Citizens Academy. This is the eighth such academy for the Metropolitan Police Department and the first for North Las Vegas' department.

The purpose of the academy is to get Hispanic citizens involved in crime-fighting efforts and allow them to meet officers from both departments. Topics include gang awareness, narcotics, domestic violence, sexual assault prevention and 911/311 procedures.

The first meeting of the academy was March 16 at the Pearson Community Center, 1624 W. Carey Ave. in North Las Vegas. The academy marks the first time two law enforcement agencies have joined forces for such a cause.

For more information on the program, call the North Las Vegas Police Department at 633-9111 or the Metropolitan Police Department at 828-3111.