New Pflugerville Police Officers Slated To Be Sworn In

PFLUGERVILLE, TX — Pflugerville Police Department Chief Jessica Robledo is scheduled to swear in members of the force's largest graduating class next Friday.

The nine newly minted officers will be sworn in at the Pflugerville Justice Center, 1611 E. Pfennig Lane, at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 12. The graduation ceremony will recognize Pflugerville’s nine officers who finished the Capital Area Council of Governments academy and then completed 11 weeks in the PPD mini academy, officials said.

The mini-academy prepared officers to serve Pflugerville residents through physical training and education regarding policies and procedures, officials explained. Graduates will receive their badges and move on to the field training officer program for approximately 12 weeks. During this time, they are teamed up with experienced officers and are evaluated on their performance.

The officers taking the oath of honor will be: Adan Cardenas, Charles Garza, Joshua Rivas, Reynaldo Gonzalez, Mohammed Kurugu, Clay Adkins, Julian Villarreal, Ian Clark and Brandon Hershman. The oath will also be taken by Det. T.J. Vineyard, who was recently hired by the Pflugerville Police Department to work in the Criminal Investigations Division after retiring from Austin Police Department earlier this year, officials said.

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