FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Andrea Blakeway, Public Relations

Email: ablakeway@kennerpd.com

Office: (504) 712-2244

Date: August 14, 2008

KPD Women’s Self Defense Course taking place in September

KENNER— Kenner Police Chief Steve Caraway and the Kenner Police Department will hold the next Women’s Self Defense Course on the evenings of September 8, 9, & 11. The program teaches women self-defense techniques and how to execute them properly if they are ever confronted by an attacker.

The course is free and open to all females 13 years and older. Participants may take the course as many times as desired to learn the latest self-defense and safety techniques. The course is taught by certified police officers who conduct group discussions and demonstrations on the following topics:

· Definitions of types of sexual assaults

· Lawful means of self-defense

· Abduction

· Risk awareness, recognition, reduction, and avoidance

· Self-defense techniques

Participants will also have the opportunity, if they so choose, to practice self-defense techniques with a certified instructor.

More information: For more information and to fill out an application, visit the Kenner Police Department website at www.kennerpd.com and click the Women’s Self Defense link. Please contact the KPD Community Relations Division at (504) 712-2294 or at nguggenheim@kennerpd.com with any questions you may have.

-KPD-

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