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Michael D. Chason Director of Public Relations ABAC 30 -- 2802 Moore Highway Tifton, GA 31793-2601 Phone 229-391-5055 Fax 229-391-5056 mchason@abac.edu

IMMEDIATE DECEMBER 19, 2008

BROOKS COUNTY OFFICER GRADUATES FROM ABAC POLICE ACADEMY

TIFTON— Dwayne S. Boutwell of the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office was among 18 individuals who recently received certificates at graduation exercises for the 229th session of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) Regional Police Academy at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Boutwell received the Overall Achievement award for the 229^th session and tied for second place in Academic Achievement with Justin T. Jones of the Middle Georgia College Department of Public Safety.

The Police Academy regularly holds multi-week intensive training sessions designed to acquaint officers with state-of-the-art law enforcement techniques. The Academy operates in cooperation with the Division of Social Science at ABAC.

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