Wausau Police Department hosts a Citizen’s Academy twice a year. The purpose of the Academy is to expose interested citizens to the work of our Departmental Personnel. It consists of class one night a week, for eight weeks, for 2 ½ hours per class. Below is the Fall Course Schedule. If you’re interested in getting signed up for the Fall 2009 or Spring 2010 classes, please fill out and sumbit our Citizen’s Academy application form.  Priority will be given first to those who live and work in the City Of Wausau, then to the Metro area.

Fall 2009 Training Schedule

September 24, 2009
Welcome, Department History, Recruitment, Field Training (6:00 - 7:30)
K-9 Demonstration (7:130- 8:30)
Presenters: Chief Hardel, Lieutenant Heindel and Officer Jaeger & K-9 Pluto

October 1, 2009
Drugs
Presenters: Detective Barnes

October 8, 2009
Tour of Marathon County Dispatch and Jail
Presenters: Marathon County Sheriff’s Department

October 15, 2009

OWI Investigations
Presenter: Officer Felder

October 22, 2009
Detective Bureau /Computer Crimes (6:00 - 7:15)
Gangs (7:15 - 8:30)
Presenters:  Captain Hagenbucher, Det. Buckner, Officers LaPorte

October 29, 2009
Defense and Arrest Tactics/Taser
Presenter: Officer Porath

November 5, 2009
Firearms (Simmunitions)
Presenters: Officer Taylor
Safety Officer: Officer Hines
Bad Guy: Officer St. Amand

November 12, 2009
Graduation Ceremony
Presenter: Chief Hardel