General Headquarters — Columbus, Ohio
For Immediate Release: June
2,
2005
Contact: Lt. Tony Bradshaw Sgt. John Maxey (614) 752-2792
| What: | Graduation of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s 143rd Academy Class |
| When: | Friday, June 3, 1:00 p.m. |
| Where: | Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy 740 East 17th Avenue (I-71 @ 17th Ave., near Ohio Expo Center) Columbus |
| Who: | The Honorable Maureen O’Connor, Ohio Supreme
Court Kenneth L. Morckel, Director, Ohio Department of Public Safety Gary F. Joseph, Assistant Director, Ohio Department of Public Safety Colonel Paul D. McClellan, Superintendent, Ohio State Highway Patrol 38 graduates of the 143rd Academy Class |
The 38 members of the Patrol’s 143rd Academy Class will graduate and be sworn in as Ohio’s newest state troopers.
Among the courses completed by the 143rd class completed included firearms, traffic and criminal laws, self-defense, and crash investigation training. Cadets also drove on the new performance track at the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy (OPOTA) in London.
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