On June 5, twenty-four recruits graduated from Allan Hancock College’s Basic Law Enforcement Academy at the college’s Public Safety Training Complex in Lompoc. Courtesy photo.
SANTA MARIA — Twenty-four recruits graduated from Allan Hancock College’s Basic Law Enforcement Academy on Jun. 5 at the college’s Public Safety Training Complex in Lompoc.
The graduating recruits of Class #24-127 gathered with friends and family to celebrate the completion of more than 871 training hours required to graduate from the academy and enter careers as peace officers. All of the recruits have been hired by Central Coast law enforcement agencies.
“You should be proud of what you’ve accomplished so far,” Atascadero Police Chief Dan Suttles told the graduates. “You’re just starting your careers and are already well-accomplished.”
To graduate, the recruits were required to pass Hancock’s Basic Law Enforcement Academy successfully. During the academy’s 871 hours of instruction, the recruits received training in community policing, search and seizure, firearms, ethics, investigation procedures, patrol techniques, arrest and control, physical training, CPR/First Aid, emergency vehicle operations, and other important skills.
“We have grown together not just as individuals, but a team that’s ready to protect and serve our communities with honor and integrity,” said academy graduate, class valedictorian, and newly minted San Luis Obispo Police Department Officer Forrest Brumley. “I am confident that we will go on to have impactful and meaningful careers in law enforcement.”
All 24 academy graduates are now employed by local law enforcement agencies including the Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Grover Beach, Lompoc, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Maria police departments, as well as the UCSB police department and the sheriff’s offices of San Luis Obispo County and Santa Barbara County.
The Class #24-127 graduates include Colton Anderson, Logan Bounsall, Forrest Brumley, Samuel Castillo, Norma Escarcega, Brian Garcia, Jacob Gregory, Madison Johnson, Jose Llamas, Landon Maa, Christian Martinez, Giovanni Martinez, Joshua Martinez, Yobanie Martinez, Jeremy Queen, Alex Ramey, David Rodriguez, Luis Ruiz, Zachary Shugart, Fabian Silva, Brennan Stroub, Miguel Tamayo, Michael Truhitte, and Kevin White.