General Headquarters — Columbus, Ohio
For Immediate Release: October
6 , 2005
Contact: Lt. Tony Bradshaw Sgt. John Maxey (614) 752-2792
| What: | Graduation of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s 144th Academy Class |
| When: | Friday, October 7, 1:00 p.m. |
| Where: | Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy 740 East 17th Avenue (I-71 @ 17th Ave., near Ohio Expo Center) Columbus |
| Who: | Kenneth L. Morckel, Director, Ohio Department of Public
Safety Colonel Paul D. McClellan, Superintendent, Ohio State Highway Patrol Nancy J. Dragani, Executive Director, Ohio Emergency Management Agency 29 graduates of the 144th Academy Class |
The 29 members of the Patrol’s 144th Academy Class will graduate and be sworn in as Ohio’s newest state troopers.
Courses completed by the 144th class 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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