San Angelo Police Department Hosting Cadet Graduation

SAN ANGELO,TX- Thirteen cadets will graduate from the San Angelo Police Department Academy on Friday, Sept. 2, at 3:00 p.m.

The San Angelo Police Department's Basic Police Officer Class 2016-A will participate in a Graduation and Swearing in Ceremony at the McNease Convention Center, 501 Rio Concho Drive.

The 13 graduates who will be sworn include: Brandon Clayton, Jason Renaud, Sterling Beal, William Bowhay, Zachary Villarreal, Tyler Plagens, Rodney Mitchell, Jeffrey Gossett, Francisco Carrillo, Conner Gochenauer, Austin Covey, Jennifer Ogan, and Alyssa Asebedo.

The cadets successfully completed an extensive one thousand seventy hour academy learning basic law enforcement skills and a multi week in-service course. Following graduation, the cadets will become Apprentice Police Officers (APO's) and will be assigned to a seventeen week Police Training Program.

The Police Training Program is designed to teach the APO's how best to use the skills acquired in the academy and in-service training.

The ceremony is open to the public.