Officers from the Oak Grove and Guthrie police departments were among 29 who graduated from the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Basic Training Academy in Richmond this week.
Officers Joseph Martin and Robert Fitzpatrick from Oak Grove police graduated, in addition to Guthrie police officer Brock Sawyer.
The class completed 20 weeks of training, which consisted of 800 hours of recruit-level instruction. Major training areas included law offenses and procedures, vehicle operations, firearms, investigations, first aid and CPR, patrol procedures, orientation for new law enforcement families and the mechanics of arrest, restraint and control.
Madisonville police officer Jarrett Collins and Russellville police officers William McCoy and Brian Wilkins were also in the graduating class.