WEST BARNSTABLE – Today, the Municipal Police Training Committee Executive Director Colonel Rick Rathbun (Ret.) and East Falmouth Academy Director Lt. Donald Mills (Ret.) announced the graduation of 46 police officers from the MPTC East Falmouth Police Academy’s 2nd Recruit Officer Course (ROC). The graduates successfully completed over 20 weeks of intensive, standardized training in all aspects of law enforcement and will now serve as full-time officers representing 24 police agencies across Massachusetts.
“Through our standardized curriculum and reform driven training, the MPTC is shaping a new generation of police officers prepared to meet the highest standards of public safety and accountability.” said MPTC Executive Director Colonel Rick Rathbun (Ret.). “This class represents a diverse group of individuals who have dedicated themselves to a demanding training process that prepares them for the realities of public safety work. We commend their perseverance and look forward to their contributions to departments statewide.”
In a graduation ceremony at the Cape Cod Community College earlier today, members of the 2nd ROC took an oath and received their badges for service. The new officers represented several police departments and agencies, including Bourne, Brewster, Brockton, Canton, Dean College, Dukes County Sheriff’s, Fall River, Falmouth, Harwich, Holliston, Marion, Mashpee, Massport, Nantucket, New Bedford, Norton, Norwell, Orleans, Plymouth, Provincetown, Scituate, Swansea, Wareham, and Yarmouth. They join over 400 officers who have graduated from MPTC Operated Academies in training year 2025-2026…