Niles junior police academy gives ‘enthusiastic group’ of middle schoolers a glimpse at policing

Niles junior police academy gives ‘enthusiastic group’ of middle schoolers a glimpse at policing

A group of middle school students graduated from the latest Niles Police Department Junior Police Academy, getting a close up look at the police station and operations, and participating in mock police work. Caitlin Atkinson, a Niles Police Department school resource officer, told Pioneer Press the 11 participants ranged in age from 11 to 14 and were mostly students from local schools, including Clarence E. Culver, Emerson Middle and Gemini Midd…