Free Personal Safety Workshop on Saturday and Citizens Academy

* There will be a Free Personal Safety Workshop on Saturday, February 20th at Northeast Middle School, 2929 Hayes St NE at 10:00 a.m. sponsored by the Minneapolis Police Department. Learn to recognize a possible attack in the making and what role distance awareness, body language, tone of voice, etc. can play. Simple “last-ditch” physical self-defense techniques will also be presented, practical even for people who have little physical skill or ability. Instructor Mary Brandl has worked with numerous crime victims services for over 30 years, and has presented workshops throughout the state, nationally, and in Canada. She is a 4th degree black belt with the Midwest Karate Association and co-author of the DVD and book entitled Scenarios in Self-Defense. To Reserve a place in the class, please call Carol at 612-673-2874.

* Citizens Academy – Learn directly from investigators, trainers, precinct commanders and officers about police procedures, what it is like to be an officer and how the Minneapolis Police Department is organized at the Citizens’ Academy. The 10 week course will be given on Thursday evenings from March 11 through May 20, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in North Minneapolis. The Citizens Academy is filling up quickly, so if you are interested in attending, please get your application quickly. More information on the academy and the application is available at: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/about/citizens-academy.asp

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