Sept. 30 Graduation Marks State Law Enforcement Academy’s 50th Anniversary
NASHVILLE – More than 90 newly certified officers will graduate at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30 from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy (TLETA) during a ceremony to be held at Hermitage Hills Baptist Church at 3475 Lebanon Pike in Hermitage, Tenn. The event will coincide with the 50th anniversary celebration of TLETA as Tennessee’s leading law enforcement training organization.
“For 50 years, TLETA has given its graduates the training needed to make good decisions in the midst of high-pressure situations,” said TLETA Director Brian Grisham. “I congratulate the students of Basic Police School Class 1799 as they have chosen a challenging yet rewarding career enabling them to serve and protect Tennessee communities.”
TLETA’s 12-week Basic Police School course provides technical and tactical expertise in addition to the ethical and professional standards of law enforcement necessary for success. The newly certified officers will join the ranks of thousands of law enforcement officers who have studied at TLETA. Every year, TLETA trains between 2,000 and 5,000 specialized course students so graduation is a fitting time to commemorate its anniversary and legacy of serving as Tennessee’s premier law enforcement training facility.
Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak, Williamson County Sheriff Jeff Long, Robertson County Sheriff Bill Holt, and La Vergne Police Department Chief Michael Walker are scheduled to attend the ceremony. The Shelby County Pipe & Drum Corps will provide music.
Basic Police School Class 1799’s members will serve the following law-enforcement agencies, including police departments (PD), sheriffs’ offices (SO) and state agencies:
Athens PD, Austin Peay State University PD, Bolivar PD, Brentwood PD, Brighton PD, Cannon County SO, Carter County SO, Collierville PD, Columbia PD, Cumberland County SO, Dyersburg PD, Eagleville PD, Fayette County SO, Gallatin PD, Grundy County SO, Hamilton County SO, Hardeman County SO, Henderson County SO, Hendersonville PD, Hickman County SO, Houston County SO, Humboldt PD, Jackson PD, Johnson County SO, Lauderdale County SO, LaVergne PD, Lexington PD, Lincoln County SO, Macon County SO, Madison County SO, Marshall County SO, Martin PD, Maury County SO, McMinnville PD, Murfreesboro PD, Overton County SO, Paris PD, Perry County SO, Putnam County SO, Robertson County SO, Rutherford County SO, Smith County SO, Sumner County SO, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Department of Revenue Special Investigations, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the University of Tennessee at Martin PD, Weakley County SO, Westmoreland PD, White House PD, Williamson County SO, and Winchester PD.
Guests should use the parking lot located on Juarez Drive directly across from Hermitage Hills Baptist Church. This is the only lot to be used for the graduation. Entrance to the church is directly across the street. Please enter through the church’s main entrance.
The next Basic Police School class begins Sunday, Oct. 2 with graduation set for Thursday, Dec. 22.
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