Baldwin Park PD Officers Celebrate Graduations

Several law-enforcement officials from various cities and agencies recently graduated from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Training Academy in Whittier.

Academy officials said they honored four female and 16 male officers from the Baldwin Park, Culver City, El Monte, Gardena, Los Angeles School, Montebello and San Gabriel police departments.

Graduates also came from the California Department of Insurance - Fraud Division, California Department of Motor Vehicles - Investigations Division and the California State Lottery, Security and Law Enforcement.

The ceremony was held Aug. 1 at the Sheriff’s Training Academy and Regional Services Center. Chief Steven Zipperman of the Los Angeles School Police Department addressed graduates and guests during the event, officials said.

“As part of the graduation, a badge-pinning ceremony was conducted, with the new Officers receiving their badges from a family member or loved one,” officials wrote in a news release. “After receiving their graduation certificates, the graduates were officially sworn in as peace officers by Sheriff Lee Baca.”

Officer Nicholas Alexander Wells of the Culver City Police Department, a resident of Valencia, was named the Honor and Academic Recruit for Class No. 394. The award is given to the recruit who achieves the highest numerical average based upon leadership qualities, academics, marksmanship, and physical performance throughout the training period, officials wrote.