Amid police staffing crisis, new state academy opens in Arlington
ARLINGTON — Washington hopes a new police training academy in Arlington can be a key piece in the puzzle to fill law enforcement ranks statewide.
The new Arlington facility is the third police training academy the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission has opened in the past 18 months.
On Tuesday, the training commission held a ceremony to “soft launch” the academy near the city’s airport. Gov. Jay Inslee, state Sen. John Lovick, Snohomish County Sheriff Susanna Johnson and the commission’s executive director, Monica Alexander, all spoke during the event.
The commission expects to train 60 recruits at the Arlington academy each year and about 800 total statewide. The facility is expected to fully open in early 2025.
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