Enroll Now for 2026 Citizens Police Academy
The Police Department is accepting applications for the Citizens Police Academy. The Academy is open to any Village resident who is 18 years of age or older and free of any criminal history.
The Citizens Police Academy will begin on Monday, September 14 from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. and will continue for 10 consecutive Mondays through November 16 at the Mount Prospect Police Department.
Academy topics will include traffic enforcement, crime scene processing, field training, and criminal law. Academy students will also be allowed to make simulated traffic stops and learn from the department’s master firearms instructors on the department’s pistol range.
Academy applications are available at the Police Department front desk or by 
clicking here. Applications need to be submitted to the Police Department by 9:00 a.m. on August 26, 2026.
Applications can be mailed or dropped off at the police department (911 E. Kensington Rd.) or emailed in to crimeprevention@mountprospect.org. For more information, please call Officer Greg Sill, Crime Prevention Unit, 847-870-5650, or via email.
The Mount Prospect Police Department now provides our community the option to report certain incidents online, at their convenience. Please check below to see if the complaint is appropriate to be filed online. If your incident does not appear in the category selection list, or if you require immediate police service, please call 911.
Using this online citizen police report system allows you to submit a report immediately. Please read the following to determine if filing an online citizen police report is right for you:
- This is not an Emergency
- This incident occurred within the Mount Prospect Police Department Village limits
- There are no known suspects
- If all the above statements are true for this report, you are ready to file your report online.
Please Note: All cases filed using the Citizens Online Police Reporting System will be reviewed. Upon review, if further investigation of your case is needed, you may be contacted.
Filing a false police report is a crime.
If your incident is not listed in the category selection list, please call 911 or come into the Mount Prospect Police Headquarters for police assistance.