COLORADO SPRINGS — 30 recruits graduated from the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) Training Academy Thursday. It's the 78th Police Officer Class.
CSPD says the class completed 26 weeks of intensive training, which included rigorous hands-on training and testing. Now that the recruits have graduated, the new officers will spend 15 weeks in field training before they respond to calls on their own.
Some facts about the 78th Police Officer Class are listed below:
- they come from 10 different states, Puerto Rico and three different countries
- 13 graduates have served or are currently serving in the Armed Forces
- there are three graduates with Master's Degrees, 14 graduates with Bachelor’s Degrees, seven graduates with Associate's Degrees, and the rest have some college
Earlier this year, a class of 31 recruits gave CSPD the highest number of officers its ever had.
CSPD has highest number of officers its ever had
As we've previously reported, there was an ongoing staff shortage at the department.
News5 Investigates: What's happening with CSPD's staffing?
___
Is it 'truly' affordable to live in Colorado Springs?
How easy is it to find an affordable home? If someone earns $51,000 a year and a third of their income goes to rent, they would need to find an apartment for about $1,280 a month. News5's Eleanor Sheahan takes you on a journey searching for this answer.
____
Watch KOAA News5 on your time, anytime with our free streaming app available for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and Android TV. Just search KOAA News5, download and start watching.
