LAPD Academy Graduation

WHAT:
LAPD Graduation of 47 New Officers

WHEN:
Friday, May 23, 2008
9:00 a.m.

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

WHO:
Assistant Chief Earl Paysinger, Acting Chief of Police
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 43 males and 4 females in the graduating class. The ethnic breakdown of the class is 11 Caucasians, 30 Hispanics,3 African Americans, 1 Vietnamese, 1 Filipino, and 1 Middle Eastern.

In addition, 3 Department of Airports officers and 2 General Services police will be graduating.

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