What: Graduation of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s 148th Academy Class

When: Friday, December 14, 1:00 p.m.

Where: Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy
740 East 17th Avenue (I-71 @ 17th Ave., near Ohio Expo Center)
Columbus

Who: Director Henry Guzmán, Ohio Department of Public Safety
Colonel Richard H. Collins, Superintendent, Ohio State Highway Patrol
Judge Peter B. Abele, Fourth Appellate District, Ohio Court of Appeals
G. Michael Payton, Executive Director, Ohio Civil Rights Commission
Reverend Richard D. Ellsworth, Chaplain, Ohio State Highway Patrol
47 members of the 148th Academy Class

The 47 members of the Patrol’s 148th Academy Class will graduate during a ceremony at the Patrol’s Academy.

Courses completed by the 148th class included firearms, traffic and criminal laws, self-defense, cultural sensitivity and crash investigation training. Cadets also drove on the performance track at the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy (OPOTA) in London.

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