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Atlanta Police Welcomes 24 New Police Officers
Post Date:12/16/2014 1:30 PM
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Atlanta Police Department Public Affairs |
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Elizabeth Espy, APD Public Affairs Interim Director |
News Release
Atlanta Police Welcomes 24 New Police Officers
The Atlanta Police Department is proud to announce the graduation of Class #237 to be held in the City Hall Atrium on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
Class 237 consists of 21 men and three women. Three graduates have military experience and nine are college graduates. The keynote speaker for the ceremony is Robert C. (Robin) Loudermilk, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of The Loudermilk Companies, LLC. Mr. Loudermilk has more than 30 years of management experience and founded the public safety organization, The Buckhead Alliance. He currently serves on the boards of Genuine Parts Company (NYSE GPC), The Atlanta Police Foundation and the Buckhead Community Improvement District.
The graduation ceremony concludes 22 weeks of rigorous training at the Atlanta Police Academy, along with 12 weeks of field training with veteran officers. The training includes classroom courses in constitutional law, Atlanta Police Department policy and procedure, hands-on defensive tactics, arrest techniques and daily physical fitness.
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