Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Lexington Police Recruit Class Missing Something ....

Thirteen white men, four black men and one white woman as far as I can tell from the photograph.  
 
 Eighteen new graduates of the Lexington Police Department were ceremonially sworn in Thursday by Public Safety Commissioner Ronnie Bastin during a ceremony at the Lexington Police Training Academy. Mayor Jim Gray had officially sworn in the officers a few days ago because he had to be out of town on Thursday. Speakers at the graduation ceremony included Public Safety Commissioner Ronnie Bastin, Police Chief Mark Barnard and the Rev. Dr. C.B. Akins Sr. from First Baptist Church Bracktown. The police training academy is on the Bluegrass Community and Technical College’s Newtown Campus, 500 Newtown Pike.
 
Step it up, Lexington.  You needed nine more women and two Hispanics in that class.  But congrats on 22 percent African-Americans.

Eighteen recruits graduated Thursday from the Lexington Police Training Academy.
The ceremony on the Bluegrass Community and Technical College’s Newtown Campus marked the end of 32 weeks in the academy.

The class increases the size of the police force to 546 sworn officers, police spokeswoman Brenna Angel said. Additionally, there are 12 recruits in the academy’s next class.

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