11 March, 2009

FORTY-FOUR NEW OFFICERS HITTING THE STREETS OF DC

FORTY-FOUR NEW OFFICERS HITTING THE STREETS OF DC

Patrols in DC neighborhoods are being boosted by the addition of 44 officers who were
sworn in during a graduation ceremony on Friday, February 20, 2009 at the MPD’s Maurice T. Turner, Jr. Metropolitan Police Academy in Southwest.

The new officers all completed approximately 24 weeks of training at the police academy, which includes a full program of physical, classroom, and firearms training to prepare them for the challenges of being a police officer. The subjects covered include laws of arrest, search and seizure, criminal law, traffic regulations, human relations, community policing, and ethics. In addition, recruit officers receive skills training in firearms, operation of emergency police vehicles, self-defense, advanced first aid, and much more.

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