Article: Junior Police Academy opens doors

EAST PALO ALTO -- Chief Ron Davis believes that children are the future.

Struggling to fill six officer vacancies in his police department - - including the position formerly held by Officer Richard May, who was killed in the line of duty last month -- Davis gratefully welcomed 12 students to the first Junior Police Academy on Tuesday afternoon.

"I hope some of you have the dream to come join us in the Police Department," he said, addressing the Cesar Chavez Elementary School classroom.

The middle school students, who also hail from Costao Elementary School and McNair Academy, have already displayed the courage sought by the department, just by joining the eight-week, after-school ...

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