Twelve law enforcement officers from Wicomico, Worcester, Dorchester, and Talbot counties graduated in the 72nd entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy (ESCJA) operated by Wor-Wic Community College at the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.
Graduation exercises, which were held in Guerrieri Hall at the college campus, featured a commencement address by Chief Ross C. Buzzuro of the Ocean City Police Department.
John C. Moses, director of criminal justice at Wor-Wic, and Donald L. Rollyson Jr., assistant director of ESCJA, presided at the ceremony. Awards of certification and excellence were presented by various agency representatives along with Charles W. Rapp, executive director of the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions in Woodstock, Md. Gary R. Cooper Jr. of the Ocean City Police Department was the class speaker. Closing remarks were made by Rapp.
In addition to Cooper, graduates included Shawn C. Engelbrecht and Jimmie L. Howard IV of the Salisbury Police Department, Cameron S. Gardner of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Department, James M. Bodine, Tonya M. Gower, Kyle J. Hayes Jr. and Julianne M. O’Toole of the Ocean City Police Department, Evan C. Kolb of the Ocean Pines Police Department, LaJuan M. Pack of the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office, Toby J. Hafer of the Easton Police Department and Kyle H. Hastings of the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office.
WICOMICO GRADUATES. Wicomico County law enforcement officers who graduated in the 72nd entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury are shown, from left, Shawn C. Engelbrecht and Jimmie L. Howard IV of the Salisbury Police Department and Cameron S. Gardner of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Department.
WORCESTER GRADUATES. Worcester County law enforcement officers who graduated in the 72nd entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury are shown in the front row, from left, James M. Bodine and Gary R. Cooper Jr. of the Ocean City Police Department. In the back, from left, are Tonya M. Gower, Kyle J. Hayes Jr. and Julianne M. O’Toole of the Ocean City Police Department and Evan C. Kolb of the Ocean Pines Police Department.
UPPER SHORE GRADUATES. Graduates from the Upper Shore who were part of the 72nd entrance-level law enforcement class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury are shown, from left, LaJuan M. Pack of the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office, Toby J. Hafer of the Easton Police Department and Kyle H. Hastings of the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office.
