LAPD Academy Graduation

WHAT:
LAPD Graduation of 77 New Officers

WHEN:
Friday, February 29, 2008
9:00 a.m.

WHERE:
Los Angeles Police Academy
1880 North Academy Drive
Elysian Park, California, 90012

WHO:
Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton
Representatives from the Board of Commissioners and Mayor’s Office
Police Department Command Staff and their special guests

WHY:
Graduating officers have completed 1,064 hours of training over the course of 28 weeks. There are 60 males and 17 females in the graduating class. The ethnic breakdown of the class is 22 Caucasians, 40 Hispanics, 5 African American, 1 Korean, 2 Chinese,1 Middle Eastern, 3 Filipino, 1 Vietnamese, 1 Samoan, and 1 Cambodian.

In addition, 5 Los Angeles World Airport officers, 3 Los Angeles Port Police officers, and 1 General Service officer will be graduating.

Chief Bratton will inspect the class.

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