Deptford Twp. – The Gloucester County Police Academy will hold its 25th Special Officer II Class graduation ceremony on Wednesday, May 22, at 6 p.m. in the Physical Education Center on the Gloucester County College campus.
Opening remarks will be made by Gloucester County College President Frederick Keating.
The keynote address will be given by Undersheriff Andre Bay, Gloucester County Sheriff’s Department. Keating and Bay will award the diplomas.
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The officers and their counties are:
Burlington County: Daniel L. Brodowski, Mt. Holly; Charles M. Haney IV and Tyrell T. Womack, Burlington City; Jeremy Scott Jankowski, Palmyra; Jesse F. Lackraj, Beverly City; Joseph Michael Larkins, Gary E. Smith, and Richard A. Tracy, North Hanover Twp.; Michael R. Vannoy, Mt. Holly.
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Camden County: Matthew S. Buchhofer, Clementon; Dru S. Genther Jr., Oaklyn; Ryan Heron and Joshua F. Smith, Berlin Boro; Daniel R. Mulhern and Robert D. Mulhern III, Merchantville; Salvatore Russomanno Jr., Bellmawr;, and Kevin W. Stinger, Bellmawr.
Cumberland County: Krystal Deann Bernard, Matthew L. Garvey, Paul Joseph Janetta Jr., Tyler R. Norton and Cory D. Silvio, Vineland.
Gloucester County: Colby M. Bryszewski and William D. Reichert Jr., Paulsboro; Nicholas Edward Cacciola, Deptford Twp.; Alexander J. DiPietro, Allen J. Franchi, Michael D. Longfellow, Brett Joseph Nelson, Steven A. Pinnelli and Jose M. Ramos, Washington Twp.; Gary J. Grimes, Greenwich Twp.; Francesco J. Messina Jr., Glassboro.
The class officers are: Cory D. Silvio, president; Tyler R. Norton, vice-president; Kevin W. Stinger, secretary/treasurer; Tyrell T. Womack, class leader; Nicholas Edward Cacciola, physical fitness leader and Salvatore Russomanno Jr., guide-on.
Special awards will be given at the ceremony for academics, marksmanship, vehicle operations, dedication, physical fitness and professionalism.
Special Officer II graduates are authorized to exercise full powers and duties similar to those of a permanent, regularly appointed, full-time police officer.
The trainees must complete instruction, including professional development, criminal justice system, police community relations, law, arrest-search-and-seizure, evidence, communications, vehicle operations, emergency medical care, weaponry and unarmed defense; patrol concepts; traffic; criminal investigation; physical fitness; and agency training.
The course is conducted on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, and sessions began on August 20, 2012. In addition to the night classes, the recruits are also required to participate in (three) physical fitness evaluation tests, (five) firearms training and (four) vehicle operations sessions conducted on Saturdays.
GCC’s 250-acre campus is located on Tanyard Road in Deptford, just off Exit 56 of Route 55.
