LAPD Academy Graduation

WHAT:    
Los Angeles Police Department Recruit Officer Graduation Ceremony for Class 11-10

WHEN:    
Friday, April 22, 2011
9 a.m.

WHERE:    
Los Angeles Police Academy (Elysian Park)
1880 North Academy Drive
Los Angeles 90012

WHO:    
LAPD Chief of Police Charlie Beck
Representatives from the Mayor’s Office of the City of Los Angeles    
Representatives from the LAPD Board of Commissioners
LAPD Command Staff and Special Guests
WHY:    
The Los Angeles Police Department will graduate 42 police officers, with 29 males and 13 females. Forty-one of the graduates will serve with the LAPD, and one will serve on the Los Angeles World Airports’ police force. The ethnic breakdown of the graduates is as follows: eight Caucasians, 20 Hispanics, five African American, seven Asians and two Filipinos. Graduating officers have completed 920 hours of training over the course of 24 weeks.

CONTACT:
For further information, contact the LAPD Media Relations Section at 213-486-5910.