Wynnewood Man Graduates from Montgomery County Municipal Police Academy

A total of 30 cadets graduated from the Municipal Police Academy on Wednesday, Montgomery County Community College announced.

Warrington Township Police Department Sergeant Kenneth Hawthorn, a 1991 graduate of the Academy, served as the class-selected keynote speaker, the school said. During his speech, Hawthorn addressed the challenges the graduates face entering police work.

“This job is not getting easier, it’s getting harder,” Hawthorn said, according to a press release on the ceremony. “You’re about to jump into the deep end of the swimming pool. This Academy is one of the finest in the Commonwealth. I know it’s okay to sleep at night knowing that this is the next generation of police officers.”

The class valedictorian, Michael Gardner of Havertown, also spoke at the ceremony.

“We will experience the many rewards of the career, like making a community a safer and better place, helping someone get through a difficult time, and even saving a life," he said.

The school said that Michael Ludovici of Southampton received the Platoon Leader Award of Merit. Ludovici, a former Marine Corps sniper, also received the Sergeant James R. Miller Marksmanship Award, according to the release.

The graduating class included the following students:

• Paul Archambault of Philadelphia
• David Brown of Havertown
• Samantha Butler of Lansdale
• Jared Carp of Churchville
• Kenneth Crawford of Langhorne
• Stephen Dallara of Blue Bell
• Andrew Davis of Philadelphia
• Robert DiLella of King of Prussia
• Conner Dilks of Lansdale
• John Egan of Abington
• Rubiel Estevez of Lafayette Hill
• Shayla Felder of Cheltenham
• Hector Figueroa of East Norriton
• Michael Gardner of Havertown
• Devrim Gencer of Penndel
• Shawn Grossman of Philadelphia
• Casey Healy of Wynnewood
• Jordan Jones of Philadelphia
• Michael Jones of Abington
• Rashid Kulaib of Flourtown

• Tai Le of Lansdale
• Michael Loane of King of Prussia
• Francis Ludovici of Southampton
• Zachary McLeish of Horsham
• Ryan Meinke of Oreland
• Matthew Molz of Holland
• Dylan Murphy of Plymouth Meeting
• Maurice Richardson of Philadelphia
• Jamie Samuels of Telford, Pa
• Michael Theiss of Warminster, Pa.

Image courtesy Montgomery County Community College.