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2018 Citizens Police Academy Class Dates Announced

Announcing the 2018 Citizens Police Academy! CPA 8 will begin on Thursday, February 15th. The program lasts 12 weeks, every Thursday from 6pm-10pm at Kent PD.  This is not police training for people who want to be cops. It is intended to educate Kent area residents about the work our officers do. Topics will include criminal laws, use of force, patrol tactics, drunk and drugged driving detection, SWAT and special operations, investigations, K9, firearms, ride-alongs, community policing and

Coffee with a Cop

Thanks to Tree City Coffee for hosting us at two "Coffee with a Cop" events within the past few weeks.  Thanks, too, to the community members who attended and helped to make them a success.

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

The Kent Police Department will once again be participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign, which will be running from August 18th to September 3rd, this year.  This is a National Campaign that focuses on traffic enforcement, in general, and OVI enforcement, in particular.  The kickoff event for Portage County was held at UHPMC, and Lt. Mike Lewis represented our department at the event. Drunk driving is an epidemic that takes the lives of more than 10,000 people each year, on