Citizen’ Police Academy

The Voorhees Township Police Department will host its Annual Citizens’ Police Academy beginning on Thursday, March 12, 2026.  Participants will meet on Thursday nights from 6:30 PM –8:30 PM, concluding with a graduation ceremony on April 09, 2026. The training will take place at the Police Headquarters and several off-site locations. This course will offer our residents an inside exclusive look at the training and behind-the-scenes activities that make the Voorhees Police Department function in a professional, effective and efficient manner daily.

 

The course will cover:

• Crime Scene Investigation / Mock Crime Scene
• A tour of our Police Headquarters
• Patrol/Investigations Bureaus
• K-9 Unit demonstrations and meet and greet with our police dogs
• Police use of force / Police Stress
• Central Communications Center (911) Tour
• Traffic Unit / Mock car stops
• Internal Affairs / Body Worn Cameras
• Community Affairs / School Safety / Domestic Violence

This course will host approximately 30 Voorhees residents, ages 18 and over. Applicants will be required to successfully pass a background examination including warrant, NCIC, driver’s license checks and NJ and Interstate Criminal History checks. Those who are accepted will be notified via email. Selected applicants will also need to complete a waiver of liability form.

The deadline for applications is Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 5:00 pm.

For more information, please contact Sergeant Jack Kluk at jkluk@vtpd.com or by phone 856-882-1104.