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CCCC law enforcement program graduates 13
Jan 28, 2008
SANFORD – The Basic Law Enforcement Training program at Central Carolina Community College graduated 13 cadets at a ceremony Dec. 19 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center.
The cadets took their state exams on Dec. 14 and all scored 100 percent on their first attempt, an exceptional achievement according to Faye Phillips, BLET program director. Most have already been hired or are in the hiring process by local law enforcement agencies.
Members of the graduating class were: Christopher Betts, of Benson; Jason Blackburn and Allen Blanchette, of Cameron; Heather Blackwell, of Burlington; James Brannan Jr., of Dunn; James Groh, of Lillington; Michael MacDonald and Cynthia Perna, of Fuquay-Varina; and Shawn Ellerby, Wes Farrell, James Fowler II, and Barry Ryser, of Sanford, and Ron Hedrington, (no town given).
Achievement awards were presented at the graduation: Farrell – Leadership and Top POPAT (Police Officers Physical Abilities Test) Score; Betts – Top Gun Marksmanship; Perna – Highest State Exam and Most Improved Female Physical Fitness; Blackburn – Most Improved Male Physical Fitness; Blanchette – Top Male Physical Fitness; and, Blackwell – Top Female Physical Fitness and Highest Academic Average.
Farrell and Ellerby are now employed by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Blanchette is now with the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office, Ryser is with the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office and Blackwell has been hired by UNC Hospitals Police.
The North Carolina BLET Program is a rigorous 28-week course developed by the N.C. Justice Academy and monitored by the N.C. Department of Justice’s Criminal Justice Training & Standards Division. Prospective law enforcement officers learn the skills needed to be successful. The program requires 608 hours of law enforcement training, including criminal and motor vehicle laws, vehicle stops, first responder medical care, firearms training, driver’s training, sheriff’s duties, and arrest and control techniques.
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