Sheriff Announces Citizen Law Enforcement Class

Sheriff Wendell Hall announces the presentation of his ninth Citizen Law Enforcement class that will be held at the Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office. The meeting times will be every Thursday night from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM beginning February 8, 2007 and ending April 26, 2007. He plans another 2007 class to begin August 23, 2007 and ending November 8, 2007. The class is designed for citizens 18-years or older and the 12-week course has a limited number of openings so sign up as quickly as possible. The purpose of the class is to teach our citizens about the problems of modern law enforcement today and how citizens can play an integral role in the criminal justice system. The students will be exposed to such topics as jail operations, property and evidence, field training, K-9 operations, officer equipment, patrol operations, DUI enforcement, intoxilizers, sexual investigations, crime scene, school resource officers, search and seizure, meth labs and narcotics, SWAT operations and intermediate weapons to include such things as tasers, OC spray, control sticks, and defensive tactics. Students will have an opportunity to fire several weapons on the agency's gun range and drive an obstacle course wearing the "DUI goggles". You may download an application and mail it in by clicking on this link: SRSO For more information or to sign up for the class, please contact the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office Training Division at 983-1236.