REISTERSTOWN, MD—Governor Wes Moore and Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Roland L. Butler, Jr. welcomed the largest Maryland State Police Academy graduating class in five years during a ceremony Friday. The 159th Academy Class completed 27 weeks of rigorous training before being sworn in at LifePoint Church.
In his remarks, Moore thanked the graduates and their families, noting the new troopers are “part of the proud tradition of service that defines our state.”
The new class includes individuals with diverse backgrounds. Three graduates have prior military experience, seven are paramedics, and 12 were Maryland State Police cadets. Twenty-one of the recruits hold college degrees, while 29 are enrolled in a concurrent associate’s degree program with Frederick Community College…