Have you wondered about the work of a Port police officer?

The Port of Seattle Police Department is offering a unique opportunity to learn up close about the many challenges facing local law enforcement. It’s called “Citizens Academy” and consists of a once-a-week, 10-week program offered at Sea-Tac Airport.

Classes will be held Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, March 4 thru May 6.

Police officers and civilian personnel who are experts in their fields teach the classes at the Citizens Academy. Each instructor has years of training and street experience, providing insights not ordinarily available to those outside the department.

Subjects include: patrol, community policing, recruitment and training, domestic violence, narcotics, dispatch, investigations, crimes scene analysis, SWAT, explosive detection and narcotics detection K-9 and the bomb squad.

All classes are free of charge and open to the public.

Want to participate? You’ll need:

The ability to commit to attending a two-hour weekly class for ten weeks

A background check

Ready to Apply? Print and fill out the attached application (PDF, requires Adobe Acrobat) and return it to

FAX: (206) 248-7134

or Mail:

Port of Seattle Police
Attn: Citizens Academy
PO Box 68727
Seattle, WA 98168

For more information, please contact Officer Dan Breed, breed.d@portseattle.org, or Officer Kyle Yoshimura at yoshimura.k@portseattle.org.