Regional Law Enforcement Academy at Ogeechee Tech Recognizes Students

The Regional Law Enforcement Academy of Ogeechee Technical College celebrated the completion of the program by another group of students on June 8. An awards ceremony was held in the Joseph E. Kennedy Building auditorium, with a reception following in the Kennedy lobby. Twenty LEA students completed the Academy, marking the largest group so far to complete the program. A large number of family members and friends were on hand to witness the students receiving their certificates of completion, along with several special awards.
LEA faculty and staff members, Greg Rabeler, Chris Findley, Jim Mitchell, and Shelly Brinkley, and Dean Teresa Allen were on hand to acknowledge the accomplishments of the class, and to welcome the guest speaker for the occasion, Chief David Lyons, of the Garden City Police Department. The Regional Law Enforcement Academy provides Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) certified training at Ogeechee Technical College’s Evans County Workforce Development Center in Claxton.