11 Newly Sworn Members Of Oakland Police Department

OAKLAND, CA — It's graduation day for 11 members of the Oakland Police Department’s 177th Basic Recruit Academy. They graduated at the Scottish Rite Center friend and family cheering them on.

The graduates were announced and welcomed to the ranks of the Oakland Police Department by Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, who thanked the graduates’ families and loved ones for supporting them during the arduous half year academy training.

The 11 newly sworn Police Officers are:

1. Alana Brown
2. Alessandro Da Silva
3. Eddy Gutierrez
4. Ian Gregory Quiambao
5. Brayam Rodriguez
6. Troi Scott
7. Jimmy Sengthavilay
8. Chris Silva
9. Tyler Stephens
10. Derek Villia
11. Troy White

Most new officers received their badges from Chief Kirkpatrick, although two had the honor of being pinned by members of their own family who currently serve or have served in law enforcement:

1. Troi Scott: badge pinned by BART Sgt. Jason Scott (former OPD)
2. Tyler Stephens: badge pinned by Ret. San Benito County Sheriff Sgt. Michael Stephens.

Chris Silva was honored as class valedictorian for having maintained the highest overall academic and esprit de corps standing in the class. Derek Villia received the physical fitness award, and Troi Scott was honored for defensive tactics.

In several important ways, the 177th academy class is a well-rounded group. Every graduating member has had some college experience and over half have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree. Over half the class is bilingual: other languages spoken include Spanish, Cantonese, Portuguese, Tagalog, and Lao.

Chief Kirkpatrick was joined by City Administrator Sabrina Landreth, Assistant Chief John Lois, Deputy Chief Darren Allison, Deputy Chief Leronne Armstrong, Deputy Chief Oliver Cunningham, Deputy Director Virginia Gleason, Oakland Police Officers Association representative Barry Donelan, Training Division Commander Captain Jake Bassett and Training Section staff: Lieutenant Carlos Gonzalez, Sergeant Bryan Hubbard, Recruit Training Officers Frank Mendoza, Mario Bonilla, and Robert Romero.

-Image via Oakland Police Department