APD Graduates 29 New Officers

The Atlanta Police Department is proud to announce the graduation of Class No. 225.

The grandation ceremony, held in the Atlanta City Council Chambers in Atlanta City Hall on Nov. 27, followed 22 weeks of rigorous training at the Atlanta Police Academy, along with field training with veteran officers.

The training consisted of classroom courses in Constitutional law,
local and state laws, APD policy and procedure, hands-on defensive tactics, arrest techniques and daily physical fitness.

Class No. 225 consists of 26 men and 3 women.

They will be dispatched throughout APD's six zones and various departments.

In East Atlanta Patch communities, the staffing from the newly graduated class is as follows:

• Zone 3: (includes Summerhill, Peoplestown, Chosewood Park): Four new officers

• Zone 5 (includes Downtown, Georgia State University area): One new officer

• Zone 6 (includes East Atlanta, Candler Park, Ormewood Park, Kirkwood, Old Fourth Ward, Grant Park): One new officer

— Carlos Campos, Atlanta Police Department.