LAPD Academy Graduation

WHAT:
LAPD graduation of 40 new officers

WHEN:
Friday, February 1, 2007 9:00 a.m.

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

WHO:
Los Angeles Chief of Police, 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 35 males and 5 females in the graduating class. The ethnic breakdown of the class is 12 Caucasians, 22 Hispanics, 1 African American, 1 Korean, 2 Chinese,1 Armenian, and 1 Filipino.

In addition, 4 Los Angeles Port Police Department officers will be graduating.

Chief William J. Bratton will inspect the class.

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