Crime & Safety

27 Recruits Graduate From Prince George's Police Department Training Academy

The Prince George's Police Department recently graduated 27 recruits; 17 will join the police department.

​The recruits officially graduated Tuesday in a ceremony held at Riverdale Baptist Church in Upper Marlboro.
​The recruits officially graduated Tuesday in a ceremony held at Riverdale Baptist Church in Upper Marlboro. (Photo courtesy of the Prince George's Police Department)

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Twenty-seven recruits recently graduated from the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Police Training Academy.

Of the 27 graduates, 17 will join the Prince George’s County Police Department. The remaining 10 will join the ranks of multiple partner law enforcement agencies within the county, the police department noted.

The recruits officially graduated Tuesday in a ceremony held at Riverdale Baptist Church in Upper Marlboro.

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The Prince George's County Police Department happens to be the fourth largest law enforcement agency in Maryland. More than 1,400 police officers and 300 civilians provide a full range of law enforcement services to nearly 900,000 residents and business owners.

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