Crime & Safety
Three Lake Ridge Residents Graduate From Citizen Police Academy
Hector Dittamo, Theresa Dittamo, and Susan Oberg have all learned about the unique challenges and responsibilities of the police department.
After graduating from the Prince William County Police Department's Citizen Police Academy, three Lake Ridge residents are now more familiar with the inner workings of the police department.
Hector Dittamo, Theresa Dittamo, and Susan Oberg all graduated earlier this week, along with 26 other county residents in their class.
The other graduates are:
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Alan Alborn of Manassas
Jane Bartleson of Manassas
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John Bartleson of Manassas
Sara Bartleson of Manassas
Linda Beard of Manassas
Barbara Bell of Woodbridge
Jacqueline Buckles of Manassas
Reber Chergosky of Woodbridge
Kim Cook of Bristow
Kathleen Drumheller of Dale City
Jeffrey Edmonds of Dale City
Jean Pierre Fortin of Manassas
Maria Hooper of Dale City
William Hunt of Haymarket
Ellen Meir of Dale City
Barbara Montgomery of Dale City
Nancy Neeper of Dale City
Ralph Neeper of Dale City
Nancy Pitzer of Bristow
Kent Powell of Bristow
Carla Rendon of Manassas
Ilma Striker of Haymarket
Patricia Vance of Nokesville
David Whitman of Dale City
Erma Wright of Nokesville
Michelle Wright of Nokesville
“We appreciate the men and women who take the time to attend this course,” said Chief Charlie T. Deane in a prepared statement. “Graduates of the program are better-informed citizens who gain an understanding of the operation of the Police Department and a greater awareness and appreciation of the challenges and decisions faced by Prince William County police officers each day.”
The 2012 Citizen Police Academy is now open to applicants. Applications will be taken first come, first served. The weekly class inlcudes both classroom discussion and hands-on activities.
Students will study "every aspect of police work including patrol, immigration enforcement, criminal investigations, narcotics enforcement, youth programs, recruitment and selection, training, administration, tactical operations, communications and crime-scene management. Students are also given to chance to ride a shift with a patrol officer, become familiarized with police equipment including firearms, and to tour police facilities," according to a prepared statement by the police department.
To download an application, visit the Police Department website and click on "Citizen/Volunteer Center."
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