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IMMEDIATE                                                                                                                                                                        SEPTEMBER 22, 2005

TWENTY-THREE GRADUATE FROM 204th ABAC POLICE ACADEMY

TIFTON—Twenty-three individuals from the South Georgia area recently received certificates at graduation exercises for the 204th Session of the South Georgia Police Academy Basic Mandate Class at Abraham Baldwin College.

Academy Director Ray Saxon said that John S. Logan of the Lanier County Sheriff’s Office received the award for Overall Achievement.  Steven K. Collins of the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office earned first place in Academic Achievement. Collins also served as president of the 204th session. Second place in Academic Achievement was received by Chris V. Holton of the Adel Police Department.

First place in Firearms was earned by Myles D. Cooper of the Waycross Police Department, and second place went to Samuel S. Barragan of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Other graduates included Melanie S. Higgins and Robert J. Russell of the Albany Police Department; Joshua Dabuenmire and Daniel K. Hicks of the Americus Police Department; Corey F. Preston of the Camilla Police Department; Christopher L. Arnold and Trevis L. Guy of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office; and Toni P. Young of the Dougherty County Police Department.

Other graduates of the academy were Alfonso Trejo of the Echols County Sheriff’s Office; William E. Lang of the Moultrie Police Department; James M. Busby of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office; Johnny B. Walker, Jr. and Jimmy L. Watkins of the Sylvester Police Department; Jill D. Merritt of the Tifton Police Department; and Bobby J. Aldridge, Cody G. Carter, Albert D. Lucas, and Gregory J. Young of the Waycross Police Department.

The South Georgia 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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