The Placer County Sheriff's Office is accepting applications for its Community Awareness Academy, which offers the public an inside look at the law enforcement agency.
Participants are asked to attend eight classes, each covering a different topic. The classes will take place Monday and Wednesday evenings from March 5 through March 28. Participants will hear from members of the department's special units, including air operations, search and rescue, bomb squad, special enforcement team, marine unit, investigations, hostage negotiators and drug task force. A demonstration also will be given by members of department's K-9 team.
Field trips will include visits to the county jail and morgue, emergency dispatch center and air operations hangar.
The academy is intended to provide Placer County residents with an overview of the Sheriff's Office's functions, policies and procedures, and to help them get involved in their community, according to a Sheriff's Office news release.
Classes will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Community Room at the sheriff's headquarters in the Auburn Justice Center, 2929 Richardson Drive, in north Auburn's DeWitt Center.
Participants must be at least 18 years old.
Reservations are required and may be made by calling Community Services Officer Kim Rivera at (530) 889-6922, or email her at krivera@placer.ca.gov.
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