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Citizens Police Academy: spring applications are open

Ten Tuesday evenings to see how the department works, from dispatch to the crime lab.

VCPD Community Affairs
A neon gas station sign glowing at dusk over a busy corner, the towers of downtown behind

Applications are open for the spring session of the Citizens Police Academy: ten Tuesday evenings, from March 2 to May 4, 2027, to see how the Vice City Police Department works from the inside.

Each evening covers a different unit: the 911 dispatch center, patrol, the crime lab, Marine Patrol, traffic and community policing. Participants can also ride along with a patrol officer for one shift.

People see the department on the news and on the street. The academy shows them everything in between, and it shows us what our neighbors expect from us.

Lt. Daniel Ortiz, Community Affairs
Downtown Vice City at night from above, towers lit in pink and blue over the canals, a helicopter in the sky
The academy ends with a night ride-along through downtown.

The academy is free and open to residents aged 18 and over who live or work in Vice City. The 30 places are filled in the order applications arrive, until February 6.

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