LAMORINDA WEEKLY | Fall Citizens' Police Academy class graduates applauded


Graduates of the fall session of the Citizens' Police Academy pose with Police Chief Ben Alldritt, Crime Prevention Commissioner Denise Brown and the Lafayette city council at the Nov. 12 council meeting. Photo Pippa Fisher

Lafayette Police Chief Ben Alldritt congratulated the graduating Citizen's Police Academy fall class at the Nov. 12 city council meeting.

Acknowledging the commitment the class requires of participants who give up a night a week to experience various areas of police work, Alldritt said that he was appreciative of the chance to "lift the veil" on police work. He said that the twice-a-year sessions give the police a chance to engage with local citizens who want to learn what the police do and to share their feedback.

Alldritt thanked crime prevention commissioners Denise Brown and Judie Peterson who, together with Police Community Services Officer Cathy Surges-Moscato, he said, make the academy happen.