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VIDEOOn December 2, 2022, PAC #141 of the Miami Police Training Center graduated. My nephew Kenneth Gutierrez earned THREE awards that day for physical fitness, top gun, and selfless service to others as voted by the rest of his class. In a few days he will be sworn in to the Hialeah Police Department under the guidance of Chief George Fuente.Great accomplishments but there was one other recruit who also amazed me since the day after he graduated from the Miami Police Academy he was to celebrate his 47th birthday. Also of interest is his son is an actor on...

AUSTIN — Five Austin police cadets had to receive medical treatment on Monday evening -- the first day of the academy. One cadet remained in the hospital Monday, but that person’s condition was not immediately released. According to Austin police, the cadets became ill during a physical fitness exam. The other cadets were treated and released.

We at Mainestategop.blogpsot.com and the new England Alliance for liberty and Free markets noticed that there have been a lot of uploads of episodes and sketches from The Gong Show. YES! Everyone's favorite reality show from 1978 and 1977 from before anyone heard of Simon Cowell, before American Idol, before there was America's got Talent, there was THE GONG SHOW! Here now is our favorite sketches. The best we saved for last! 1. Billy and the Billetes 2. RICK CUTLER (MAMA WONT LET ME ON THE GONG SHOW) 3. Michael foster Rivera (MAGICIAN WITH THE PET CHICKEN) 4. FRED TYSON...

A former classmate of Omar Mateen’s 2006 police academy class said he believed Mateen was gay, saying Mateen once asked him out. Officials say Mateen shot and killed 49 people and injured 53 others at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning. The classmate said that he, Mateen and other classmates would hang out, sometimes going to gay nightclubs, after classes at the Indian River Community College police academy. He said Mateen asked him out romantically.

As the New Mexico State Police and the Albuquerque Police Department have come under scrutiny in recent months for a rash of officer-involved shootings, the man who sets the tone for training police recruits in the state has instituted a curriculum that puts less restraint on officers in deciding when to use deadly force. “Evil has come to the state of New Mexico, evil has come to the Southwest, evil has come to the United States,” said Jack Jones, director of the Law Enforcement Academy, when asked about the new approach. The academy trains recruits for police departments across the...

'POLICE ACADEMY' Star Rips Obama Steve Guttenberg, star of the 1984 movie “Police Academy,” criticized President Obama in an interview with the website CreditCards.com published Wednesday... CreditCards.com: Do you think Washington can rein in the misbehavior? Guttenberg: It's hard to believe in the presidency anymore. I voted for Obama, I love Obama, but I don't want to see Obama on "The View," I don't want to see him playing Frisbee, I don't want to know that it's $40,000 a plate at George Clooney's house, and I adore George Clooney. Hey man, I've got a friend of mine who's got a...

New Line is looking for recruits for a relaunched "Police Academy" movie. Original producer Paul Maslansky is back for the new iteration, which has no writer or director attached. "Academy" was a seven-film lowbrow comedy series from Warner Bros. that saw a city throw open the doors of its police force to any recruit, much to the chagrin of its serious officers. The misfit officers band together and, of course, save the city. The first film, released in 1984, starred Steve Guttenberg as Mahoney, a repeat offender who is forced to enter the academy and emerges as the group's leader....

LAHORE, Pakistan — Teams of gunmen launched a deadly near-simultaneous attack on three law enforcement facilities in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, a major escalation in an audacious wave of terror strikes as this U.S.-allied, nuclear-armed country prepares for an offensive in a Taliban and Al Qaeda stronghold. At least seven people died in a gunfight with police at a federal building, 10 others were killed at a police academy, and a police constable was killed in an attack on a commando facility, officials said as the city plunged into chaos. In the Taliban-riddled northwest, meanwhile, a homicide...

A Massachusetts state police instructor is under investigation for allegedly forcing recruits' heads into dirty toilets in a hazing ritual that was kept under wraps until a female major complained to top brass, sources said. ``The instructor put his boot on the backs of their heads,'' said one source. ``People complained, but their complaints were never taken seriously.'' Lt. Sharon Costine, a state police spokeswoman, confirmed yesterday that the internal probe is underway but declined to elaborate. ``We will conduct a full and thorough investigation and take whatever action is deemed warranted,'' Costine said in a written statement. The alleged...

The Arlington County Police Department this week will inaugurate a Spanish-language version of its Citizens Police Academy program. The initiative is part of the police department’s emphasis on outreach to Arlington’s growing Latino community. The Citizens Police Academy was launched in 1999 in order to promote better understanding and cooperation between the police department and the community. It offers an in-depth look into police training and operations, including defensive tactics, accident investigation, gang interdiction and K-9 activities. Nearly 200 local residents have participated in the program. The new Spanish-language classes will be taught using state-of-the-art technology that enables a professional...

LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- "Police Academy" is back. After a decade's absence from the big screen, the cop comedy franchise is gearing up for an eighth installment....

  Baghdad International Police Academy graduates second class By Cpl. Benjamin Cossel BAGHDAD, Iraq (Army News Service, April 6, 2004) -- After completing eight physically and mentally demanding weeks of training, 479 men and women officially joined the Iraqi Police Service during a graduation ceremony at the Baghdad Police Academy April 1st. This class was the second to graduate from the International Police Academy since the program’s inception in December of 2003. So far, 945 academy graduates -- men and women -- have joined the ranks of the Iraqi Police Service. “You, the men and women of the Iraqi...

Partying police urinate on ex-chief's honour Several New Jersey police officers are under investigation after allegedly taking turns to urinate on a seven-stone plaque commemorating their former police chief. The ornament, honouring ex-police chief Alessi "Babe" Cimino, who retired in 2000 after 33 years, was unbolted from the entrance to police headquarters. About half of the 60-member Garfield Police Department attended a party, held in a restaurant, and someone arrived with the plaque. It is alleged that police officers at the party took turns to urinate on the plaque before throwing it into the nearby Passaic River. The plaque has...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 December 4, 2003Release Number: 03-12-10 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5TH ICDC CLASS GRADUATES AR RAMADI, Iraq - Civil Affairs personnel continued a police-training seminar today in Al Amariyah for the current Iraqi Police and Facilities Protection Service forces. The seminar is five days in length and the officers each receive training on search techniques, apprehension of suspects, evidence handling, and crowd control along with practical exercises. Thirty-four police officers have completed the course to date and many citizens have commented on...

Police graduate from Tal Afar Academy By Pfc. Mary R. Xenikakis Lt. Col. Christopher Pease, commander, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assalut), speaks to the formation of graduating police officers at Tal Afar Academy.Spc Mary Xenikakis TAL AFAR, Iraq (Army News Service, Nov. 6, 2003) – Another trained group of police graduated from the Tal Afar Police Academy in northern Iraq Nov. 3. Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) helped teach the 171 graduates who are now ready to join the new Iraqi police force. The graduating class marched, in a uniform manner,...

Unified public safety academy launches after one-year in developmentby Pfc. Chris JonesMOSUL, Iraq (Sept. 27, 2003) – A new academy designed to combine training facilities for all public safety agencies throughout Mosul opened Saturday.The Mosul Public Safety Academy will house the training for all public safety occupations in Mosul, including law enforcement, fire fighting, emergency medical assistance, traffic violations, investigations and traffic investigations. Before this academy, public safety training sites were scattered around the city. A unified school ensures all students receive similar, equal training.One year and more than $100,000 was spent building the academy.A host of leaders of...

Sun Sep 21, 6:57 AM ET A police officer fires live rounds as a new Palestinian police graduate,right, leaps through a flaming hoop during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City, Saturday Sept. 20, 2003. The graduates are part of the security service for the Palestinian Authority (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer) Sat Sep 20, 2:53 PM ET A Palestinian police officer fires live rounds at Palestinian police graduates dressed in riot gear during the graduation ceremonies in Gaza City Saturday Sept. 20, 2003. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) Sat Sep 20, 5:11 PM ET New Palestinian police graduates, right,...

U.S. PLANS INTENSIVE POLICE TRAINING FOR IRAQIS; SHIP 30,000 TO EUROPE FOR TRAINING.