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Citizens Police Academy

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Lieutenant Daniel Austin, 547-4274 ext. 541

The Copperas Cove Police Department Citizens Police Academy is designed to give interested members of our community insight into the day to day operations of “their” local law enforcement. For most law-abiding people, the only contact they have with the Police is when they are unfortunately stopped for a traffic infraction. These relatively few contacts leave individuals with a limited view of what their local law enforcement agency is really doing other than enforcing traffic laws and responding to situations that have already occurred.

The Citizens Police Academy provides an arena for open dialogue and exposure to things that you care about most, the safety of all members of our community. During this ten week course, participants are not only instructed in different disciplines within the agency, but also given the opportunity to actually handle situations that law enforcement handles every day. These situations are staged for the benefit of the participant and it is through these “mock” scenes that they get exposure to what it is actually like to be “on the other side of the fence” as the officer responding in the scenario.

We understand that a “ten week course” can sound a little overwhelming, but it need not be. The course is designed to meet once a week for approximately three hours and you are allowed to miss up to three classes during that time period and still “graduate” at the end of the session. Every effort is made to work around the participant’s schedule as much as possible because we understand that the “world does not stop” just because you are attending something like this.

The goals of this academy are simple. First, to provide a venue between the police and the people that we serve and second (and most important) to enjoy yourself. Does this sound like something you would be interested in? If it does, we’d love to have you attend the next one! Please contact Lt. Austin 547-4274 ext 541, for further information or to reserve your spot in the next class. With all of us working together, there is no limit to what we can accomplish.

Don't Get Cheated by Credit Report Schemes

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

ALTHOUGH MANY INTERNET SITES claim to offer free annual credit reports, only one Web site is actually authorized to do so: www.annualcreditreport.com. In 2003, Congress passed the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which granted every American the right to look at their credit report once a year at no charge. As a result, all Texans may request a free annual copy of their credit report from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. AnnualCreditReport.com is the official site created by the three major credit bureaus to help consumers obtain their free credit report.

Download this bulletin from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott

Citizens Police Academy

The 25th Session of the Copperas Cove Police Department Citizens Police Academy will start on Thursday January 7, 2010.

Don't Get Cheated by Credit Report Schemes

Texans should also be wary of Internet offers promising “free credit scores” or “free credit monitoring.” Neither is part of the government-mandated free annual credit report program.