CLEVELAND — Cleveland has welcomed 35 new officers to the city’s police force during a swearing-in ceremony late Friday morning.
The 146th Cleveland Police Academy was sworn in as Mayor Frank Jackson administered the oath of office outside City Hall. Two recruits from the 146th class will be sworn in at a later date due to injury, city officials noted.
“The new officers will be assigned to the five neighborhood police districts across the city of Cleveland,” city officials said on Facebook.
The ceremony followed COVID-19 safety protocols. We streamed the swearing-in ceremony live on our YouTube channel, which you can watch in the player below:
“The recruits were selected from a pool of applicants for the position of Patrol Officer. As applicants, they underwent a battery of tests and a comprehensive background check before being tendered a conditional offer of employment. During the Police Academy, they were given instruction in police tactics, criminal law, community diversity and crisis intervention training. They also received training to prepare them to be responsive to the needs of our Cleveland community.”
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