RICHMOND, Va. — Friday marks a major milestone for the VCU Police Department as it celebrates 50 years of training law enforcement officers.
VCU Police is the only campus law enforcement agency in Virginia that operates an independent police academy, and this year’s 50th class of seven graduates will all serve with VCU following three months of field training.
“This class is extremely smart,” said Curtis Diesselhorst, VCU Police Academy commander. “They’re very intelligent. They’re very compassionate people, so I feel very comfortable putting the community in their hands.”…