Sheriff's Office • 100 North Fifth Avenue West • Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: (218) 726-2340 • www.stlouiscountymn.gov
Gordon Ramsay
Sheriff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: February 6, 2024
St. Louis County Sheriff's Office offers Citizens' Academy
on Iron Range
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office is bringing back its popular Citizens' Academy, this time for residents in northern St. Louis County. The Citizens' Academy provides a unique inside look at the Sheriff's Office and how it operates. The seven-week course begin March 19 and will be offered Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m., as well as one Saturday session. Classes will include interactive presentations and tours to give citizens a better understanding of the range of services provided by the Sheriff's Office.
The majority of classes will take place at the St. Louis County Public Works Building, 7823 Highway 135 in Virginia with additional sessions held at relevant locations for tours, including the St. Louis County Jail and Emergency Operations Center. The Sheriff's Office expects to offer another Citizens' Academy with classes held in the southern part of the county next year.
The Citizens' Academy will cover topics including patrol operations, a K-9 presentation and demonstration, the St. Louis County Volunteer Rescue Squad, Emergency Response Team and Tactical Operations, Lake Superior Violent Crimes Task Force, St. Louis County Jail operations and tour, 911 operations and tour, crime scene investigations, Internet Crimes against Childrens Task Force, Child Abduction Response Team, Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC), and an interactive use of force simulation training.
Citizens completing the academy will have the opportunity to go on a ride-along with a St. Louis County Sheriff's Deputy.
Any St. Louis County resident ages 18 or older may apply. Applicants will be required to pass a criminal background check. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2024.
To learn more or to apply, visit stlouiscountymn.gov/sheriff, or contact Sgt. Adam Kleffman at 218-726-2371 or KleffmanA2@stlouiscountymn.gov.
 A St. Louis County Rescue Squad member provides information about the vehicles and equipment used.
 Participants in a recent Citizens' Academy get a tour of the St. Louis County Jail.
 Citizens' Academy participants toured the St. Louis County 911 Emergency Communications Center.
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