Training session for COPP volunteers next Saturday

Bill Graff , Civilian Coordinator of Citizens on Patrol Program, and the NPD’s Lt. Tom Williams, Jr., COPP’s sponsor, tell us there will be a training session for COPP volunteers next Saturday, August 29 from 1 - 5 p.m. at the Norwood Police Academy on Park Avenue. Although the session will qualify attendees to become volunteers, it will also give them the opportunity to decide if they want to pursue 3 evenings of further training at the Cincinnati Police Academy at the old Spinney Field on Thursday’s starting September 17.

If you’re interested in attending the session, contact either Bill Graff at 731-6977 or Lt. Williams at 458-4545 right away so you fill out an application in advance. Volunteers must be at least 21 years of age and present a picture ID as part of the application process. Drivers licenses are not required.