LAPD Academy Graduation NA11152rf

WHAT:   
Los Angeles Police Department Recruit Officer Graduation Ceremony for Class 1-11

WHEN:   
Friday, July 15, 2011   8 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 43 police officers, with 26 males and 17 females.  The ethnic breakdown of the graduates is as follows: 15 Caucasians, 14 Hispanics, nine African American, three Asians (two of which are Korean) and two Filipinos.  Graduating officers have completed 920 hours of training over the course of 24 weeks.

Two additional graduates will be public safety officers at the University of Southern California.

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