The Pierce County Sheriffs Department offers a range of law enforcement services to the residents of Pierce County, Wash. It offers a 13-week program, Community Academy, which provides opportunities for interested citizens to learn first-hand about the sheriffs department. The program provides instruction on various topics, such as constitutional laws, patrol procedures and gangs, forensic investigations, crime analysis, K-9 demonstration, criminal justice system and domestic violence. Its hazardous devices squad conducts investigations on suspicious packages, collects evidence at bombing scenes, disposes off explosive materials and chemicals, and hosts bomb threat awareness and safety programs. The department s property unit stores evidence, safekeeps the and found property and deals with seized contraband. The Pierce County Sheriffs Department is located in Tacoma, Wash.