SORRY - Our Fall 2008 Class if FULL!

Please Check back as we may be offering another class this spring!

The Larimer County Sheriff's Office has announced open registration for the 2008 Citizen Academy which will run from September 11 through December 4, 2008. Interested citizens will meet on Thursday evenings from 6:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. at the Larimer County Sheriff's Office Administration Building, 2501 Midpoint Drive in Fort Collins. One full Saturday session will be held on September 27, 2008, which will include hands-on firearms simulation, crime scene investigation and car stop techniques. The Academy will not meet during the Thanksgiving holiday.

Information, applications and class schedule may be obtained at the Larimer County Sheriff's Office Front Desk or HERE (on-line Click on Application above). Those forms must be returned in person no later than 5:00 P.M. on Friday, August 22, 2008, along with a valid Colorado driver's license and cash or check in the amount of $20.00. Applicants to the Academy must meet minimum requirements of being 18 years of age with no felony convictions and no misdemeanor arrests within one year of the start of the academy. Class size is limited and admittance will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis. Citizen Academy members are expected to make a personal commitment to attend all classes.

Classes for the 2008 Academy include:

• Crime Lab presentation and tour
• SWAT including Bomb Squad
• Communications Center presentation and tour
• Emergency Management and Emergency Operations
• K-9 demonstration
• Patrol procedures
• Investigation procedure including polygraph
• Detention Center tour
• Criminal Impact Unit
• Arrest Control/Use of Force
• Volunteer opportunities for citizens

"This Academy gives the general public a good overview of law enforcement, what we do and how we do it," Sheriff Alderden said. "Those who have attended previous academies said they not only gained insight to the everyday workings of the Sheriff's Office, but also had a great time."

For more information and registration, please contact Email (Click Here) or Telephone Eloise Campanella at 498-5189 or Karen Mianecki at 498-5153 .

Check out our 2009 Work Day pictures!

Click Here to apply to the 2008 Citizen's Academy ON-LINE!

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Larimer County Sheriff's Office 2008 Citizen Academy
All classes are Thursday evenings from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM except 09/27/2008 which is a Saturday
Date	Location	TOPIC	Presenter(s)
09/11/2008	2501 Midpoint	Sign in and introductions Welcome & Power Point Building Tour	Eloise, Karen Mianecki, Sheriff Alderden
09/18/2008	2501 Midpoint	Patrol	Sgt. Baker
09/25/2008	2501 Midpoint	Crime Lab, crime scene analysis, evidence collection	Cpl. Gilliam
09/27/2008	2501 Midpoint	9:00AM to 5:00PM Lunch provided. Wear outdoor long sleeve clothes: Simunitions, crime scene analysis, car stops.	Sgt. Loberg, Sgt. Anderson, Sgt. Baker
10/02/2008	2501 Midpoint	K-9 Demonstration and classroom	Sgt. Russell
10/09/2008	1303 N. Shields	Emergency Management Emergency Services	Erik Nilsson, Sgt. Johnston
10/16/2008	2501 Midpoint	SWAT presentation, Bomb robot, Hostage Negotiators,CIT	Sgt. Loberg, Dep. Alberts, Sgt. Sullivan
10/23/2008	2501 Midpoint	Investigations and polygraph	Undersheriff Hudson, Lt. Coleman
10/30/2008	2501 Midpoint	Arrest Control Tactics	Sgt. Esters
11/06/2008	2501 Midpoint	Criminal Impact Unit	Sgt. Shellhammer
11/13/2008	2501 Midpoint	Dispatch Center Assorted Volunteer Opportunities	Diane Webber
11/20/2008	2405 Midpoint	Detention Center Tour	Major Wacker
11/27/2008	No Class	Thanksgiving Holiday	No Class
12/04/2008	2501 Midpoint	Identity Theft **Graduation**	Cpl. Weber, Sheriff Alderden

Click Here to apply to the 2008 Citizen's Academy ON-LINE!

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Larimer County Sheriff's Office 2008 Citizen Academy

• We guarantee you will enjoy your time with us.
• We further guarantee that by the end of the Academy, you will be saying, “I had no idea.”
• Meanwhile the following are a few rules, regulations and hints to make your adventure with the Larimer County Sheriff's Office a most enjoyable experience.

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Rules, Regulations and Hints

1. Instructors and Academy Directors have the right to dismiss anyone from the Academy who violates any safety policy during Academy functions.
2. Please do not bring any weapons to any academy function whether you have a CCW or not!
3. Classes are Thursday evenings from September 11th 2008 through December 4th 2008 with the exception of Thanksgiving.We do expect participants to attend each session.
4. During any training session at LCSO, for the safety of employees and other Citizen Academy participants, weapons are not allowed.
5. Wear comfortable clothing.
6. You are expected to attend one full day session on Saturday, September 27th. -- On that day you will learn and perform actual car stops, firearms “simunition” weapons and research a crime scene. Sheriff Alderden will cook hamburgers for lunch. More about this later but you must make every effort to attend.
7. You will be issued a key to the building that will be active on Thursday evenings only.
8. You are asked not to arrive earlier than 6:00 P.M. on class days are expected to exit the building directly after class unless of course you are conversing with presenters or Academy Directors.
9. Please confine your unescorted activities to restrooms, lunchroom and training rooms.
10. What you hear or see in this building must stay in this building.
11. Whether you have a Concealed Carry Permit or not, please do not bring a weapon to any academy function.During the all-day, hands-on session, you will be searched for weapons.
12. Please remember that this is a large class combined with the fact that the presenters have so much to say. -- Hold your questions and comments until the end of class. Chances are your questions will have been answered in the normal course of the presentation. If not, the presenter will be around after class.
13. Karen and Eloise are always willing to talk with you and the Sheriff has an open door policy – for citizens as well as employees.

Email (Click Here) or Telephone Eloise Campanella at 498-5189 or Karen Mianecki at 498-5153

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HANDS-ON FIELD DAY ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th 2008

1. No Weapons.
2. Wear long sleeves and long slacks.
3. Bring snacks, lunch will be provided.
4. Expect to be outside all day.
5. You will take part in an analysis of a crime scene and processing an after-crime vehicle.
6. You will do an actual car stop in our parking area.
7. You will spend four hours learning the fine art of shooting including when to pull the trigger and when to hold back.
8. We guarantee you will be tired at the end of the day and you will love it.

Click Here to apply to the 2008 Citizen's Academy ON-LINE!

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Larimer County Sheriff's Office 2008 Citizen Academy


Attendance in the Academy is free, however class size is limited.

Applications may be obtained at the Larimer County Sheriff's Office and must be returned in person no later than 5:00 P.M. on Friday, August 22th.

Applicants to the Academy must meet minimum requirements:
1) 18 years of age
2) no felony convictions
3) no misdemeanor arrests within one year of the start of the academy.

Applicants are expected to make a personal commitment to attend all classes.

If you meet these requirements and can attend the scheduled classes, please click here for a PDF application, fill out and return as shown above.

OR Apply ON-LINE

If you have questions or need more information please feel free to contact Email (Click Here) or Telephone Eloise Campanella at 498-5189 or Karen Mianecki at 498-5153.

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