Speaker 1, an unidentified speaker, described a community training academy in Oak Creek that puts residents through "light hands-on" exercises so they experience split-second decisions officers face.
The speaker said the program has run for about two years and attracts a wide age range — "from people that have just graduated high school" to retirees — and that some alumni have taken on public safety roles after participating. "We've had from our first class 1 of the younger participants go through the academy at the sheriff's department and they're going to be a deputy," the speaker said, and added that a participant from the second class later "want[ed] to be a part of our Police and Fire Commission and they are now currently a PFC Commissioner." The speaker did not identify themselves or provide names for those alumni.
The session also served as outreach: participants are encouraged to ask questions during the academy, with "unfettered access" to instructors, the speaker said. The program is presented as an effort to bring people with different perspectives into a fuller, "360-degree" understanding of why law enforcement acts as it does, rather than only recruiting supporters.
On enforcement, the speaker defended officers' presence in certain neighborhoods, saying it is driven by community complaints. "We're getting calls for service because somebody wants us there," the speaker said, adding that traffic complaints in specific areas often lead to heavier enforcement. The speaker framed those actions as responses to resident concerns rather than arbitrary patrol decisions.
The speaker closed by saying Oak Creek officers are "working hard for everyone" to help residents feel safe and to allow them to "enjoy everything that Oak Creek has to offer." The remarks in the transcript contain no formal motions, votes, or named officials, and no additional speakers responded during this segment. The program's future schedule, funding, and specific selection criteria for participants were not specified in the recording.