Of course if you ask me America, Arizona, Maricopa County and the city of Mesa already have too many stinking cops and that we need less cops.
I also think that the Mesa police by excluding felons and people that have been arrested for misdemeanors is a violation of the equal protection clause of the Arizona Constitution.
Mesa offers Citizen Police Academy
by John Genovese - Jan. 6, 2012 07:33 AM
The Republic | azcentral.com
Mesa police will host the two-month Citizen Police Academy beginning next month, offering the public the chance to better understand the role of law enforcement in the community, officials said.
Classes, beginning Feb. 15 and ending April 25, will be held from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays.
The course will consist of a mix of classroom presentations and hands-on experience, giving participants the chance to learn "what goes into the making of a police officer," according to a news release.
Presentations will be held on topics including gangs, street crimes, SWAT, bombs, narcotics and the crime lab.
Students will be given an opportunity to fire a weapon during "Range Day," held on a Saturday morning during the course.
Participants must be at least 19 years old, live or work in Mesa, have no prior felony arrests, no misdeamenor arrests within the last year and pass a background check.
Mesa police ask anyone interested to call 480-644-4139 or download an application at mesaaz.gov/police. [ the orginal article incorrectly listed the Mesa Police site as mesa.gov/police which left out the az from mesaaz. ]
Citizens can attend Mesa Police Academy
If this fingerprint workshop is only open to Boy Scouts I suspect it is a violation of the Arizona Constitution. That is because the Boy Scouts are a quasi-religious group that refuses to admit atheists and gays to their organization.It probably violates the section of the Arizona Constitution that forbids spending money on religious groups and a violation of the "equal protection" clause of the Arizona Constitution.
City of Mesa News Article
District 1 Councilmember Dave Richins and Mesa Police Department host free crime prevention merit badge workshop
By: Randy Policar
Released: 1/12/2012 1:54:00 PM
Mesa City Council
For Release: January 12, 2012
Contact: Randy Policar
Public Information and Communications Specialist II
480-644-4750
Randy.policar@mesaaz.gov
District 1 Councilmember Dave Richins and Mesa Police Department host free crime prevention merit badge workshop on January 28
City of Mesa District 1 Councilmember Dave Richins and the Mesa Police Department will be hosting a free merit badge workshop for Boy Scouts looking to earn merit badges in Fingerprinting and Crime Prevention. The one-day workshop will take place on Saturday, Jan. 28 from 8 am to 1 pm at the Mesa Police Department Central District.
The workshop will demonstrate fingerprinting techniques used by law enforcement officers as well as dental record matching and DNA sampling, which helps to identify amnesia victims, missing persons and abducted children in addition to solving other crimes. Important issues on how to keep families safe from crime will also be covered.
The Mesa Police Department Central District is located at 120 North Robson. Free parking is available at the front of the building and participants may enter through the front door and follow the signs to the workshop. In order to complete a merit badge during the event, participants must pre-register and complete the prerequisite workbook, which is available for download by visiting mesaaz.gov/council/richins/default.aspx.
For more information on the Merit Badge Workshop, please contact Council Assistant Katie Brown at 480-644-5296 or via email at Katie.brown@mesaaz.gov.
Crime Prevention & Fingerprinting Merit Badge Fair Registration
Start Date/Time: 1/28/2012 8:00 AM
End Date/Time: 1/28/2012 1:00 PM
Registration Begins: 12/26/2011
Registration Ends: 1/25/2012
Contact E-mail: pat-reilly@msn.com
Sponsored by the Mesa District in Partnership with the Mesa Police Department and District 1 Councilmember Dave Richins
When: January 28, 2012
8:00 AM through 1:00 PM
Where: Mesa Police Department Central District
120 N Robson
Mesa, AZ 85201
Free Parking located out front of building.
Enter through front door. Directional signs will be posted.
Join the Mesa Police Department and Councilmember Dave Richins for a one-day workshop to earn your Fingerprinting & Crime Prevention Merit Badges.
The workshop will demonstrate fingerprinting techniques used by law enforcement officers, along with matching dental records and DNA sampling, to help identify amnesia victims, missing persons, abducted children and to solve other crimes. It will also cover important issues on how to keep you and your family safe from crime.
In order to complete a merit badge on this day, some preliminary work will be required ahead of time.
** Please click on each merit badge name below to download and print the workbook. Complete all prerequisites BEFORE attending the Merit Badge Fair. Workbooks will not be available at the Fair**
Crime Prevention Workbook Click Here
Fingerprinting Workbook Click Here
Questions? Please contact:
Pat Reilly pat-reilly@msn.com
Katie Brown (480-644-5296) katie.brown@mesaaz.gov
