If you’re interested in learning more about law enforcement including patrol techniques, community policing, criminal investigations, and firearms, you can do so through a series of sessions to be held in Hickory. These sessions will also allow you to become more familiar with the Hickory Police Department.

The 45th session of the Hickory Police Department Citizens’ Police Academy (CPA) begins Thursday, March 30, 2023. Sessions are held at the department each Thursday from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., concluding with a graduation from the academy on Thursday, May 25, 2023.

Interested parties are encouraged to contact the Hickory Police Department or complete the application no later than March 17. Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis and application approval. Return Applications to the following address:

Hickory Police Department
Attn: Sgt. R. Isenhour
347 2nd Ave SW
Hickory, NC 28602