05/21/2026
The Algonquin Police Department hosted our second annual Unified Police Academy in cooperation with Special Olympics Illinois on Wednesday, with six new Police Cadets who were sworn-in to be great community members! Our friends from the Algonquin Rotary Club and Southeast Emergency Communications (SEECOM) joined us to participate and run our cadets through five stations of activities including learning about defensive tactics and Police equipment, fingerprinting and evidence collection, 911/telecommunicators skills and calls, traffic stops, and even patrolling in the PD’s UTV throughout the community! After a quick lunch break, we moved into a drone presentation and then Unified Bocci, Bags, and some golfing! We hope that Janliz, Chloe, Taylor, Riley, Evan, and Danny all had as much fun as we did and learned a little more about who we are and what we do. We are very fortunate to have such an amazing community that supports our ongoing dedication to our Special Olympics Illinois athletes!