Metro News Release

For immediate release: December 19, 2003

Metro Transit Police graduation set for Monday, Dec. 22

The Metro Transit Police Department is graduating six officer recruits on Monday, December 22, at 10 a.m., at Metro headquarters, 600 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 5D-02. The officers went through 37 weeks of training, learning the rules, regulations, and laws governing the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. The Metro Transit Police Department, which is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, is one of the few, if not the only police department, in the country with a tri-jurisdictional patrol area, covering two states as well as the nation’s capital because Metro provides service in these three areas. "We are very proud of the current class of recruits who, as fully certified Metro Transit Police officers, have taken an oath to protect our customers, employees, and facilities," stated Metro Transit Chief of Police Polly Hanson. "In this era of increased attention to potential terrorist threats, these officers will take their place alongside veteran officers who make up one of the finest police departments in the United States, ready to protect and serve." The officers include:

  • Brian R. Baker, resident of Fairfax County, VA
  • Venetia Collins, , resident of Prince George’s County, MD
  • Kenneth D. Honick, Jr,. resident of Herndon, VA
  • Anthony J. Jones, resident of Dunkirk, MD
  • Timothy Tubbs, resident of Washington, DC
  • Nicholas E. Young, resident of Fairfax, VA
The ceremony will feature guest speaker June Jefferies, Assistant U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Chief Hanson will administer the oath of office and present the tri-state diplomas to the graduates. During the ceremony, three officers will receive top awards in firearms marksmanship, academics, and physical fitness from Captain Jeffery Delinski, Training Director. The winners will be identified at the ceremony. The recruits participate in rigorous class and field activities during their training. Once they have graduated, these newly sworn officers continue with field work for 10 weeks under the leadership of a veteran officer.

News release issued on December 19, 2003.