The Chicago Police Education and Training Academy recently hosted a Chicago Police & Fire Training Academy information session for Class of 2021 high school students and parents. We spoke with current CPFTA cadets and instructors about what they enjoyed most from the two-year, after-school program. Learn more about the CPFTA and submit an application by visiting www.cpfta.com. #CPDMediaCar | Chicago Police Department

The Chicago Police and Firefighter Training Academy (CPFTA) program provides training for students interested in careers in public safety, law enforcement, criminal justice, and fire science. The 2-year program was developed jointly by the Chicago Public Schools’ Department of Career and Technical Education (CTE), the Chicago Police Department (CPD), the Chicago Fire Department (CFD), and the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC). The program recruits and trains up to 250 public and non-public high sch

My Mother Crashed My Police Academy Graduation Trying To Have Officers Drag Me Out In Front Of Everyone — She Never Expected What Happened Next The moment I heard a woman shout, “Officers, stop that woman, she’s been harassing me for months,” I was still onstage, my new badge warm in my hand, the applause fading around me. Two hundred people in that Chicago convention center turned toward the back row. I didn’t need to see her face to know who it was. Of course it was my mother. My name is Olivi