Westerville Citizen's Police Academy Alumni Association Named Citizen's Police Academy Alumni Association of the Year

Date: 05/14/2009
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Westerville Division of Police is proud to announce that the Westerville Citizen's Police Academy Alumni Association was named as the Citizen's Police Academy Alumni Association of the Year by the National Citizen's Police Academy Alumni Association (NCPAA).  This is awarded to an NCPAA member’s alumni association for outstanding efforts in a variety of activities and/or events that assist and benefit the police department and community as a whole.

The Westerville Citizen's Police Academy Alumni Association (WCPAAA) is heavily involved in the following programs which help the Division of Police complete its mission:

Cops & Kids Day

Officer St. Nick

National Night Out

Adopt an Officer

Car Seat Installation

Serving Our Seniors Day

Youth Police Academy

Law Enforcement Explorer Post

Westerville Fourth Fridays

In addition to assisting with the above programs the WCPAAA provides funding to two officers to attend the Police Officer Memorial in Washington, DC and sends 4 officers to Street Survival Training.  They have also hosted a seminar on School Violence by John Gidduck. 

The WCPAAA was the 2007 recipient of the Lifetime Presidential Service Award for the number of volunteer hours logged.