October
31, 2019
WHAT:
Richmond Police
120th Basic Recruit Class Graduation
WHEN:
10
a.m. Friday, November 1, 2019
WHERE: Cheek Theater, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
BACKGROUND:
Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney, RPD Chief William Smith, and the
Richmond Police Department are proud to welcome 19 new officers to the force
and invite the public to their graduation and swearing-in ceremony tomorrow.
The class
includes recruits from across the globe such as Brazil and Guatemala, and other
states like Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Vermont, as well as
many from right here in the Richmond metro area.
The 32-week
training schedule consists of an expanded curriculum that includes community
engagement in public housing communities, city schools, and homeless shelters.
As newly sworn
officers, they will begin eight weeks of field training this Saturday; each
paired with an experienced officer.
The entire
Richmond Police Department would like to congratulate and welcome:
·
Benjamin Bertsch
·
Kenneth Cabell
·
Edward Curran, III
·
Garrick Danko
·
Shawn-Michael Fowler
·
Gabriel Gomes
·
Henry Gonzalez
·
Peter Griffenkranz
·
Romar Lyle
·
Cameron Mathis
·
Clayton McDonald
·
Skyler Mills
·
Matthew Pollack
·
Christopher Powell
·
Moses Railey
·
Joseph Remson, III
·
Noah Seewald
·
Mason Thornberg
·
Jamaar Watkins
