Chief Ricky Middleton: The Citizen’s Police Academy

Hot Springs Village Chief of Police Ricky Middleton is our guest today to discuss the upcoming enrollment into the free Citizen’s Police Academy. Chief Middleton started this program in the fall of 2014 to offer the citizens of Hot Springs Village the opportunity to learn more about how law enforcement works, and specifically how it works inside the Village.

Enroll Today In The Hot Springs Village Citizen’s Police Academy

The Citizen’s Police Academy is open to residents of Hot Springs Village and you can apply by contacting the police department. Here are a few details:

The next session of the Academy (there are typically 2 sessions per year) begins Thursday evening, March 31, 2022, from 6 – 8 pm at 301 Balearic Road.
Classes are conducted each Thursday night for 8 consecutive weeks.
Each week’s class is devoted to specific topics including how law enforcement works inside the world’s largest gated community (a POA, not a municipality), police operations, investigations, county coroner, and more.
Enrollment is limited to the first 40 approved applicants. Get your application directly from the Hot Springs Village Police Department.
Once you’ve completed the class you may desire to join the Hot Springs Village Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association, a 501c(3) non-profit aimed at helping the Hot Springs Village Police Department.

Useful information and links:

Hot Springs Village Police Department
113 Calella Rd, Hot Springs Village, AR 71909
(501) 922-0011

The Hot Springs Village Police Department Facebook Page

The Hot Springs Village Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association

The Official Website of the Hot Springs Village Property Association

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