Citizen police academy begins

“When you leave here in eight weeks, our hope is you will know the truth of how the criminal justice system works,” Shelton Police Captain Daniel Patton told members Feb. 15 at the first class of the Citizens Academy.

The goal of the academy is to strengthen relationships with the community through education.

“You live here, you work here, you own a business here,” Patton said.

Understanding the department can help residents and police come together to find solutions to complex problems affecting our community, according to Patton. One of the first things people don’t realize is how police sta...