Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: Feb 20, 2009

Phone: (318) 525-5066 Fax: (318) 673-6933

Contact: Cpl Bill Goodin, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Shreveport Police to kick off 61st Basic Training Academy

The 61st Basic Training Academy of the Shreveport Police Department will begin on Monday, February 23, 2009 at the Shreveport Police Regional Training Academy, located at 6440 Greenwood Rd.

Class 61 will consist of 40 recruits- 7 black females, 5 white females, 13 black males, 14 white males and 1 Hispanic male- and will be the largest in the history of the Shreveport Police Department. Chief of Police Henry Whitehorn is tentatively slated to address the recruits at 11:00 a.m.

The academy class is scheduled to run for 16 weeks with a graduation date of June 11, 2009. During their tenure at the Academy, recruits will undergo rigorous training in such areas as firearms, defensive tactics, driving, physical fitness, report writing, and cultural diversity, among others.

The media is welcome to attend and see these recruits firsthand as they begin their journey to become one of Shreveport’s Finest.

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