Metro News Release
For immediate release: March 24, 2004
Metro Transit Police to graduate its 63rd class of recruits
On Friday, March 26, 10 a.m., at Metro Headquarters
The Metro Transit Police Department is graduating its 63rd class of officer recruits on Friday, March 26, at 10 a.m., in the 5th Floor Conference Room at Metro headquarters, 600 Fifth Street, N.W. The class consists of seven officers who have completed 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?fs capital due to the fact that Metro provides service in these three areas.
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,?h stated Metro Transit Chief of Police Polly Hanson. ?gIn 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:
- Janise A. Buckmon of Clinton, MD
- Trenton R. Clatterbuck of Mesa, AZ
- Katharine M. Loran of Chicago, IL and New York
- Carrie L. Richmond of Long Island, New York
- Mark A. Sarrichio of Montgomery County, MD
- Raymond J. Talley III of Hephzibah
- Janet M. Wong of Boston, MA
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 aegis of a veteran officer.
News release issued on March 24, 2004.