21 become peace officers, graduate from RLEA
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy graduated 21 cadets who all passed their Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Basic Peace Officer Exam on their first attempt. The cadets completed almost 1,100 training hours during the course that started in November 2022 and ended Friday, June 2, 2023. “These graduating cadets, now peace officers, worked hard […]
New training website makes registering for courses, workshops, events click
CAPCOG has modernized the navigation and added functionality features to an updated training.cacpcog.org to provide more accessible information about upcoming courses, workshops and events and to ease the registration process, so peace officers, emergency telecommunicators, emergency manager or older adults can better determine what events suit their educational needs and schedules. In-service training for peace officers and […]
CAPCOG, Williamson County partner for peace officer course
The next Basic Peace Officer Course (BPOC) to be held by CAPCOG’s Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) is planned to commence on August 29 at the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Deputy A.W. Grimes Law Enforcement Training Center. CAPCOG is still accepting cadets sponsored by local policing agencies for the 9-month, part-time, night course. “Even a […]
RLEA trains law enforcement instructors on self-defense
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy is conducting two certification courses and one recertification course for law enforcement officers seeking to train fellow officers and the public on self-defense tactics. The courses will take place at CAPCOG, 6800 Burleson Road building 310 suite 165 with a Threat Pattern Recognition Instructor course from July 18 through […]
RLEA offers specialized Defensive Tactics, SWAT training
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) is offering a Pressure Point Control Tactics and Defensive Tactics Instructor course from August 23 to 27 at CAPCOG to allow departments to teach multiple defensive techniques to their officers; and it is hosting a Basic Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) course from October 25 to 29 at […]
CAPCOG ramps up peace officer training before cycle ends
CAPCOG’s Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) has scheduled more than 20 courses between now and the end of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement’s four-year training cycle — Aug. 31, 2021, so peace officers around the region can complete their required 40-hours of continue education training as well as their state mandated courses. RLEA may […]
Peace officer, telecommunicator courses return to classroom
CAPCOG’s Regional Law Enforcement Academy and the Emergency Communications Division have started offering in-person training while taking COVID-19 safety precautions, so peace officers and emergency telecommunicators can complete state and federal mandated training requirements. CAPCOG also is continuing to expand its online training catalogue for telecommunicators. Courses such as the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunication Systems […]
37 CAPCOG cadets earn TCOLE peace officer’s licenses
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) recently graduated 37 cadets from two Basic Peace Officer Courses (BPOC) finishing in early May and June. After completing their 841 hours of course work, every cadet passed their Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Licensing Exam (TCOLE) on their first attempt continuing the academy’s decade long tradition of […]
RLEA reschedules in-service training classes, BPOC exams
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy opened enrollment for in-service courses scheduled for July and is continuing to fill spots for a June and possibly September basic peace officer course (BPOC). CAPCOG suspended its in-service courses and BPOC testing through June as part of it’s COVID-19 safety precautions. Slated in-service courses include a 40-hour Basic […]
CAPCOG RLEA graduates 19 cadets
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy graduated 19 cadets from its Basic Peace Officer Course (BPOC) No. 90 on May 8, and each student earned their Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) Peace Officer certificate after passing their exam on the first attempt. “CAPCOG congratulates these cadets for the work they put in during this […]
RLEA delivers Sunset Valley, Cottonwood Shores training
Cottonwood Shores and Sunset Valley are hosting the CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) to conduct a February-26 Intermediate Spanish for Law Enforcement course and a February-27 De-escalation Techniques course, respectively. CAPCOG is delivering courses at the agencies’ facilities to ensure officers throughout the region have a greater opportunity to maintain and advance their careers. […]
RLEA keeps officers informed with State and Federal Updates
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy is offering its first new State and Federal Law Updates courses for the new biennium throughout September to give officers a jump on learning how regulatory changes from 86th Texas Legislative session will affect their job. “We want peace officers from all the jurisdictions to be up to speed […]
RETF, CAPCOG, Georgetown host environmental law course
The Regional Environmental Task Force (RETF) and CAPCOG are conducting this year’s first basic environmental law training course on March 28 at the Georgetown Municipal Complex, 200 Industrial Avenue in Georgetown. The course teaches peace officers, code enforcement officers, and sanitation workers best-practices for investigating, prosecuting, and abating environmental crimes such as illegal dumping and […]