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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