Police Department

Citizens Police Academy

Committed to expanding its relationship with citizens and continuing a tradition established in June of 2000, Murfreesboro Police Department holds annual sessions of its Citizens Police Academy.

The most recent class of approximately 30 students will graduate April 10.

Classes are held over 12 consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6 until 9 p.m. in the Police Annex Training Room, 324 South Church St., Murfreesboro, TN 37130.

Students must be accepted for each 12-week session. Applications may be picked up at the department receptionist's desk facing South Church Street or the application can be downloaded and sent or delivered to the address above, or, a copy can be obtained at the receptionist's desk in city hall. The program's $50 cost offsets a portion of the training manuals and supplies. Applicants for whom this fee creates a hardship may request in writing that the fee be waived.

The program seeks to educate, exchange ideas and familiarize citizens with primary law enforcement operations and training. It will cover various topics such as: Uniformed Division policies and procedures, traffic enforcement and investigation, patrol procedures, criminal investigations, search and seizure laws and procedures, Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), information systems, the K-9 Corps, officer survival, a ride-a-long with an officer evening, Community-Oriented Policing Services or COPS, tours of the department facilities, public relations, an overview of the special operations unit, defensive, vice and narcotic procedures,domestic violence and special presentations by the public defender's office, district attorney and Judicial Courts system. While the academy is not intended to certify a civilian as a police officer, it will better inform citizens about their Police Department. Our goal is to create a better quality of life for citizens, visitors and guests.

For more information,please contact Sgt. Melvin Cunningham at (615) 895-3874.

Welcome!
from Glenn Chrisman, Murfreesboro Police Chief

Welcome to the web page for the Murfreesboro Police Department. We hope the information provided on these pages will be of assistance to you regarding the services provided by our department.

At Murfreesboro Police, we are committed to the protection of life and the prevention of crime and disorder in support of our ultimate goal of creating a better quality of life for our citizens, visitors and ourselves. To accomplish this goal, we need the help and support of all members of our community. As a community-policing department, we are interested in building partnerships with community members in order to improve our ability to solve problems, prevent crime and improve the quality of our police services.

Please feel free to contact our department at any time with questions about police services or suggestions for improvement.