HARRISBURG – HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, recently celebrated the graduation of 48 cadets from its 96th Police Academy, the largest academy to graduate to date.
Recruits also received outstanding achievement awards in a ceremony held at Dauphin County Technical School.
Joseph P. Craven of Gardners received the highest proficiency in firearms award.
Curtis A. Hempfing of the York Area Regional Police Department received the highest proficiency in driving award from the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association and the highest academic achievement award.
Carrie A. Steele-King of the Penn Township Police Department received the most inspirational cadet award.
Steele-King also shared the achievement in physical fitness award with Matthew R. Haflett of the Harrisburg Bureau of Police.
HACC’s Police Academy, the second largest academy in the state, offers the 20-week basic training course mandated for all Pennsylvania municipal police officers.
Those who completed HACC’s most recent police training and the police departments where they serve are as follows:
Altoona Police Department – Nathan P. Snyder.
Chambersburg Borough Police Department – Matthew H. Lynch.
City of Lebanon Police Department – Anthony C. Perrotto.
Franklin and Marshall College – Rebecca L. A. Conway.
Hanover Borough Police Department – Ryan A. Henry, Matthew T. Waltersdorff.
Harrisburg City Bureau of Police – Donald C. Bender, Clinton J. Cummings, Anthony N. Fiore, Brian T. Henry, Yevgeniy Kertzman, Stephen C. Krum Michael R. Lovett, Michael E. McCormick, Edward W. Rider, Christopher M. Thomas.
Lower Paxton Township Police Department – Keegan D. Wenner.
Lower Swatera Police Department – Timothy J. Wells.
Manheim Township Police Department – Randy S. Nolt.
Northeastern Regional Police Department – Shaun T. Goodman, Patrick L. Kidd, Shawn M. Wilson.
Patton Township Police Department – Robert W. Carter, Brian J. Shaffer.
Penn State University Police Department – Daren Swain.
Penn Township Police Department – Joseph B. O’Brien III, Carrie A. Steele-King.
West Manchester Township Police Department - Adam T. Jordan.
York Area Regional Police Department – Adam M. Cohick, Curtis A. Hempfing.
York City Police Department – Matthew F. Irvin, Benjamin D. Smith.
Preservice graduates not yet associated with law enforcement agencies include the following:
Belleville – Daniel S. Swigart.
Boiling Springs – Gregory L. Sheffer II.
Carlisle – David L. Boldosser.
Dover – Scott T. Tantlinger.
Elizabethtown – John W. Deitrich.
Etters – MaryLinda Prestipino.
Hanover – Katherine R. Sangster.
Gardners – Joseph P.Craven.
Manheim – Eric L. Martin, Jesse J. Schlotzhauer.
Middletown – Gary A. Rux.
Quentin – Bradley J. Redinger.
Strasburg – Curtis D. Groff.
York – Scott E. Baker.
York Haven – Nathaniel A. Daker.
HACC’s Senator John J. Shumaker Public Safety Center is one of the premier providers of on- and off-site police, fire and emergency response training.
The HACC Police Academy is a full-time course of instruction designed to provide the recruit with the initial skills and information necessary to begin his/her police career.
HACC also offers police mandatory in-service courses, law enforcement elective training, security courses, constable training and police testing. Information on HACC’s Police Academy can be found on the college’s Web site at www.hacc.edu.
