13 December, 2009

NEW POLICE OFFICERS IN D.C.

TWENTY-THREE NEW OFFICERS HITTING THE STREETS OF DC

Patrols in DC neighborhoods are being boosted by the addition of 23 officers who
were sworn in during a graduation ceremony on Friday, December 11, 2009 at the MPD’s
Maurice T. Turner, Jr. Metropolitan Police Academy in Southwest. During the ceremony,
training awards were presented to Officer John S. Williams (Academic), Officer Jaret
Thomas Conyers (Firearms), Officer Linda Michelle Daniels (Vehicle Skills), and Officer Robert A. Robinson (Physical Skills). Among the graduates was one lateral officer who joined the MPD after serving on the Atlanta Police Department. 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.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is focused on building a crime-fighting
partnership with the community, and developing our own promise and potential as a
department. Police work requires a certain type of individual — one who has strong
interpersonal skills and the motivation to work with our partners to help build strong,safe and healthy communities throughout the District of Columbia.

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