My Inside The Philadelphia Police Academy Series, Part One

I was recently discussing police actions with a friend and I mentioned my time at the Philadelphia Police Academy.

In 1994 I was asked by the editor of The South Philadelphia Review if I would like to be the first reporter to attend the Philadelphia Police Department's new Civilian Police Academy.

The editor wanted me to attend the academy course and write a series of articles on police training and operations for the weekly newspaper. I agreed.

Below is the piece:

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