The Joint Citizen’s Law Enforcement Academy will be expanded this year due to full sessions in the past.

The program, presented by the St. Joseph Police Department and the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office, has been offered for over 10 years and gives residents the opportunity to experience what it’s like to work in law enforcement.

Sgt. Roy Hoskins with the SJPD said the Citizen’s Academy will be expanded from 40 participant spots to 50 this year.

The sessions run for eight weeks every Tuesday from March 26th through May 14th. They run from 6 p.m. to approximately 9:30 p.m. each week.

Applications can be picked up at the Law Enforcement Center and must be returned by March 15th. For more information, contact Sgt. Roy Hoskins at [email protected] or (816) 236-1473.