Free citizens training offered in Seymour

SEYMOUR — Anyone interested in learning the ins and outs of police work still have time to sign up for the Seymour Police Department’s 3rd annual Citizens Police Academy.
Applications are currently being accepted for the 12-week program, which begins Jan. 11.
The program is free, and those interested will be subject to a background check.
Applications are available at the police station and must be returned before Jan. 9 to either the police station or Seymour Town Hall, 1 First St. The program is limited to 30 applicants, and Seymour residents will be given first priority. Applicants must be 18 or older to register.
Classes will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at the police station, 11 Franklin St., and run until March 28.
Classes will be taught by Seymour police officers and guest speakers. Topics will include training for a career as a police officer; motor vehicle, juvenile and criminal law, drunk-driving enforcement, domestic violence, substance abuse, firearms training, the criminal justice system and more.
For more information, call Community Police Officer Sergio Desiderato at 203-881-7608.