Police Academy Graduation

Jul 9, 2020 —

When: Friday, July 10, 2020 at 5:30 pm

Where: Fresno City College, Police Academy, located behind Ratcliffe Stadium

The Fresno City College Police Academy announces the graduation of 34 cadets from its 1030-hour intensive format that began January 6, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this class was suspended from March 16, 2020 to April 13, 2020. Only the cadets will be at today’s ceremony. All cadets and faculty will be practicing social distancing and wearing face masks in the parking lot in front of the Police Academy buildings.

The graduates have successfully passed all segments of a curriculum in over 41 topical areas that included criminal law, investigations, patrol procedures, vehicle operations, traffic, first aid, professionalism and ethics, physical training, and many other related subjects.

The Fresno City College Police Academy is certified by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. A graduate is eligible to be hired as a police officer, deputy sheriff or district attorney investigator anywhere in California. Several other states recognize this certificate for employment.

The graduates and their hometowns:

Chowchilla: Jose Martinez
Clovis: Tyler Bates, Melinda Davis, David Drees, Kevin Gillum,
Delhi: Francisco Flores-Villanueva
Fresno: Anthony Aguilar, Michael Beal, Clarence Dixon, Michael Halstead, Raymond Litke, Efren Lopez, Sergio Lopez, Jazmine Louis, James Marston, Eric Martinez, Terry McCoy, Alexandra Medina, Joshua Nicherson, Jacory Payton, Junior Taito and Melvin Zamora-Sosa
Loomis: Jacob Paynter
Los Banos: Vincenzo Greco, Stephen O’Day
Madera: Justin Chase, Jerron Romias
Mariposa: Phillip Rauch, Timothy Slenders
Prather: Emily Diamante
Sanger: Eddie Castrejon, Andrew Machoian
Santa Cruz: Daniel Grever

Questions or requests for additional information should be directed to Gary Fief, Police Academy Director, at 559.442.8277 or by email at Gary.Fief@fresnocitycollege.edu.