Graduation exercises for the 37th basic training class of the Caddo Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy will take place at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at Summer Grove Baptist Church.  

Graduates will take the oath of office, receive their badges, and participate in a special ceremony where family and friends assist them with pinning on their badges for the first time.

Class participants received 360 hours or more of peace officer training in areas including law, patrol activities, traffic services, report writing, investigations, firearms, first aid, and criminal justice.

Graduates of the Academy are:  Corey Burr, Nelson Douglas, Jr., Jeremy Draper, Derek Dunigan, Dustin Quinnett, Brandi Linson, and Janet Steingart, Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office; Natalie Brown-Denby and Trent Pledger, Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office; Johnathan Adams, Samuel Carter, and Christopher Sibley, Red River Parish Sheriff’s Office; Brian Anderson, Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office; Jake Brown, Vivian Police Department; Aljay Cox III, Mansfield Police Department; and John Roderick, Camp Minden Military Police.