Apply for Citizens Police Academy

The next Citizens Police Academy (CPA) is scheduled to begin on March 27, 2025. The Hurst Police Department sponsors the CPA to educate residents of Hurst on the “Hows and Whys” of the Hurst Police Department and its operations. This is accomplished through a series of lectures and hands-on activities on Thursday evenings from 6-9 p.m. through May 29, 2025. The CPA classes are held at the Hurst Justice Center, located at 825 Thousand Oaks.

Each applicant must be at least 21 years of age, live, work, or attend a church in the City of Hurst and successfully pass a background investigation. Applications must be turned in no later than Friday, March 21, 2025, by 5 p.m. To successfully graduate, each participant is required to attend at least eight of the 10 sessions.