Fresno City College: Police Academy Graduation Friday

Press release from Fresno City College:

Apr 8, 2021

The Fresno City College Police Academy will celebrate the graduation of Class #162 this Friday, April 9 at 10 a.m.  The outdoor ceremony for 22 cadets will be held on the Academy grounds and will follow COVID-19 protocols.  Face masks are required.

This year was a particular challenging time for these cadets who are now ready to serve their community. Class #162 began their training on September 28, 2020. The cadets successfully completed the Academy’s 1030-hour intensive format passing over 42 topical areas including criminal law, investigations, patrol and juvenile procedures, vehicle operations, traffic, emergency management, first aid, professionalism and ethics, physical training, and many other related subjects.

“The police academy is important to our community because we provide cadets to support our law enforcement/correctional training partners. All of our training is designed to ensure our communities have the best trained personnel to make our communities a safe place to live,” said Gary Fief, Police Academy Director.

The Police Academy is certified by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to present the basic academy course.  A graduate is eligible to be hired as a police officer, deputy sheriff or district attorney investigator anywhere in California. Several other states recognize this certificate for employment.  Twelve cadets have already been offered jobs at local agencies including the Fresno Sheriff’s Department, and police departments in Fresno, Merced, Los Banos, and Reedley.

Here are the graduates listed by their hometowns.  Those who are already with an agency are indicated:

Michael Espinoza, AtwaterBrandon Holder, Atwater (Merced PD)Mitchell King, Atwater (Merced PD)Krystalrose Coronado, FirebaughTyler Bane, FresnoIsaac Burton, FresnoAngel Gonzalez, Fresno (Fresno PD)Sue Her, FresnoChristopher Lewis, Fresno (Fresno SO)Gavin McGuire, Fresno (Fresno PD)Robert Torres, FresnoRyan Torres, Fresno (Fresno PD)Charlie Xiong, FresnoRicardo Heredia, Los Banos (Los Banos PD)Charles Bravo, Madera (Fresno PD)Luis Garnica, Madera (Merced PD)David Ortiz, MaderaFrancisco Vasquez, MaderaDavid Flores, Merced (Merced PD)Anthony Jimenez, Reedley (Reedley PD)Anthony Bustillos, Selma (Reedley PD)Robbie Campbell, Selma

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