Nineteen Cadets Graduate From AHC Law Enforcement Academy
JUNE 9, 2022 --Nineteen recruits graduated from Allan Hancock College’s Basic Law Enforcement Academy on June 8 at the college’s Public Safety Training Complex in Lompoc.
The graduating recruits of Class #22-123 gathered with their friends and families to celebrate the completion of more than 830 training hours required to graduate from the academy and enter careers as peace officers. All of the recruits have already been hired by Central Coast law enforcement agencies.
In order to graduate, the recruits were required to successfully pass Hancock’s Basic Law Enforcement Academy. The academy is a California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) course consisting of 830 hours of instruction. During the academy, the recruits received training in community policing, search and seizure, firearms, ethics, investigation procedures, patrol techniques, arrest and control, physical training, CPR/First Aid, emergency vehicle operations and other important skills. Each recruit shot thousands of rounds of ammunition, passed multiple written exams and ran more than 216 miles as part of their academy training.
All 19 academy graduates are now employed by local law enforcement agencies including the Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Lompoc, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria police departments, as well as the San Luis Obispo County and Santa Barbara County sheriff’s offices.
The Class #22-123 graduates are: Mark Burdick, City of Santa Barbara Police Department; Raul Chavez, Arroyo Grande Police Department; Nicholas Clark, Santa Maria Police Department; Destiny Cuellar, Atascadero Police Department; Dylan Darga, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office; David Fonseca, Lompoc Police Department; Jason Goossens, SLO County County Sheriff’s Office; Jake Keller, SLO Police Department; Alexis Leyva, Santa Maria Police Department; Isabella Martinez, Lompoc Police Department; Daniel Molina, Lompoc Police Department; Michael Ortiz, Paso Robles Police Department; Timothy Perkins, Atascadero Police Department; Michael Ratekin, Paso Robles Police Department; Antoun Mantoura, Santa Maria Police Department; Kayla Saint-Fleur, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office; Jeffrey Snyder, Paso Robles Police Department; Matthew Shotwell, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and Garrett Weinreich, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.
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Photo Caption: Nineteen recruits graduated from Allan Hancock College’s Basic Law Enforcement Academy on June 8.
