St. Cloud Police Hold Reserve Officer Open House
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) - An open house next Tuesday, April 23rd, at the St. Cloud Police Department, will answer questions from anyone interested in joining the department as a Reserve Officer.
The St. Cloud Police Reserves is a volunteer organization that assists police officers in community engagement and special events throughout the year. Reserve Officers may help in:
- Traffic control during parades and community events,
- Acting as a role player for the new officer academy training,
- Help at numerous community engagement events at the Community Out Post17 (COP House) Program.
New Reserve Officers receive uniforms, equipment, and training that includes:
- Defensive tactics
- OC (pepper) spray
- Handcuffing
- Traffic control
- Radio Communications,
- De-escalation techniques.
Reserve Officers are expected to attend the monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of every month.
The open house is Tuesday, April 23rd, at 5:30 pm at the St. Cloud Police Department.
For more information, find a link to the St. Cloud Police Department here.
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