ASSISTANT SHERIFF WALDIE OFFICIATES AT GRADUATION
OF ACADEMY CLASS #333
Fourteen male officers from the Bell, Bell Gardens, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, and Signal Hill Police Departments graduated from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Training Academy in Whittier during ceremonies held on Friday, August 15, 2003.
Chief Ronald Banks, of the Inglewood Police Department, delivered the keynote address to the graduates and their guests.
As part of the graduation, a badge-pinning ceremony was conducted, with the new officers receiving their badges from a family member or other loved one. After receiving their graduation certificates, the graduates were officially sworn in as peace officers by Assistant Sheriff Larry Waldie.
In a special segment of the ceremony, Officer Alexander Rivera, a resident of Torrance, was named the Honor Recruit for Class #333. This award is given to the recruit who achieves the highest numerical average based upon leadership qualities, social relations and personal traits, practical performance, academics, marksmanship, and physical performance throughout the training period. Additionally, Officer Leonard Luna, a resident of Redondo Beach, was acknowledged for graduating with the highest academic score.
SHB-94A-03
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August 15, 2003
Photos available upon request.