Local law enforcement to welcome new officers

Local law enforcement agencies are welcoming new officers into their ranks as they recently graduate the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training’s basic training academy.

According to a news release, the graduates of Class 531 received 800 hours of recruit-level instruction over 20 weeks. Major training areas include patrol procedures, physical training, vehicle operations, defensive tactics, criminal law, traffic and DUI, firearms, criminal investigations, cultural awareness, bias related crimes and tactical responses to crisis situations.

Rolando Carranza will be joining the Hopkinsville Police Department, Cameron DeArmond is set to join the Oak Grove Police Department, Stayce Player joins the Elkton Police Department and Jordan Spice will join the Princeton Police Department.