Posted: Wednesday, 02 July 2008 5:37PM
NYPD Welcomes 1,000 New Graduates
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Police Department has 1,000 diverse new officers.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and police Commissioner Ray Kelly presided Wednesday over a graduation ceremony for 1,013 officers at Madison Square Garden.
The graduates recently completed six months of Police Academy training. They'll be paired with experienced supervisors and deployed to high-crime areas.
This police graduating class is among the academy's most diverse ever. About 30 percent of the graduates are Hispanic, 14 percent are black, 5 percent are Asian and 49 percent are white. About 17 percent are female.
Kelly says it takes courage and character to be a police officer.
Bloomberg says the new officers have joined the world's greatest police force.
The NYPD has about 36,000 members. |
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