First Deputy Superintendent Anthony Riccio and Mayor Rahm Emanuel congratulate members of the newest class of Chicago Police Academy recruits. | Chicago Police Department

The Chicago Police Education and Training Academy recently hosted a Chicago Police & Fire Training Academy information session for Class of 2021 high school students and parents. We spoke with current CPFTA cadets and instructors about what they enjoyed most from the two-year, after-school program. Learn more about the CPFTA and submit an application by visiting www.cpfta.com. #CPDMediaCar | Chicago Police Department

My Mother Crashed My Police Academy Graduation Trying To Have Officers Drag Me Out In Front Of Everyone — She Never Expected What Happened Next The moment I heard a woman shout, “Officers, stop that woman, she’s been harassing me for months,” I was still onstage, my new badge warm in my hand, the applause fading around me. Two hundred people in that Chicago convention center turned toward the back row. I didn’t need to see her face to know who it was. Of course it was my mother. My name is Olivi