Twenty-six law enforcement officers from Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester, Talbot, Caroline, Queen Anne’s and Garrett counties graduated in the 86th entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy (ESCJA) operated by Wor-Wic Community College at the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.
Graduation exercises, which were held in the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, featured a commencement address by Ross Buzzuro, chief of the Ocean City Police Department.
John C. Moses, director of criminal justice at Wor-Wic, Donald Rollyson Jr., assistant director of the ESCJA, and Rob Dell’Erba, ESCJA coordinator, presided at the ceremony. Awards of certification and excellence were presented by agency representatives. Patrick M. Keller Jr. of the Ocean City Police Department was the class speaker.
In addition to Keller, graduates included Zachary A. Coco of the Delmar Police Department, Carissa M. Martin and Layla M. Renshaw of the Salisbury Police Department, Ean W. Spencer of the Berlin Police Department, Jarred W. Forsythe, Jon A. Laverty and Andrew M. Rop of the Pocomoke City Police Department, Emma Hamilton-Blackford, Terrance L. Jankouskas, Justin M. Koser, Benjamin E. Panitch, Isaiah C. Stoner, Ryan R. Walker and Jessica N. Wieber of the Ocean City Police Department, Viridiana Villafuerte-Tellez of the Crisfield Police Department, Catelin H. Clopein, Christopher A. Doyle and Nicholas C. C. Lange of the Easton Police Department, Justin E. Wivell of the Cambridge Police Department, Abigail V. Ayers, Cody J. Holder and Samuel P. Ruffo of the Caroline County Sheriff’s Department, Alexis L. Johnston of the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office and Travis R. Alexander and Andrew H. Anderson of the Garrett County Sheriff’s Office.
WICOMICO GRADUATES.
Wicomico County law enforcement officers who graduated in the 86th entrance-level law enforcement class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury are shown, from left, Zachary A. Coco of the Delmar Police Department, and Carissa M. Martin and Layla M. Renshaw of the Salisbury Police Department.
WORCESTER GRADUATES.
Worcester County law enforcement officers who graduated in the 86th entrance-level law enforcement class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury are shown in the front row, from left, Jarred W. Forsythe, Jon A. Laverty and Andrew M. Rop of the Pocomoke City Police Department. In the second row, from left, are Ean W. Spencer of the Berlin Police Department and Emma Hamilton-Blackford, Terrance L. Jankouskas and Patrick M. Keller Jr. of the Ocean City Police Department. In the back, from left, are Justin M. Koser, Benjamin E. Panitch, Isaiah C. Stoner, Ryan R. Walker and Jessica N. Wieber of the Ocean City Police Department.
SOMERSET GRADUATE.
Viridiana Villafuerte-Tellez of the Crisfield Police Department graduated in the 86th entrance-level law enforcement class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury.
UPPER SHORE GRADUATES.
Graduates from the Upper Shore who were part of the 86th entrance-level law enforcement class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury are shown in the front row, from left Catelin H. Clopein, Christopher A. Doyle and Nicholas C. C. Lange of the Easton Police Department and Justin E. Wivell of the Cambridge Police Department. In the back, from left, are Abigail V. Ayers, Cody J. Holder and Samuel P. Ruffo of the Caroline County Sheriff’s Department and Alexis L. Johnston of the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office.
WESTERN SHORE GRADUATES.
Graduates from the Western Shore who were part of the 86th entrance-level law enforcement class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury are shown, from left, Travis R. Alexander and Andrew H. Anderson of the Garrett County Sheriff’s Office.