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The Laredo College Regional Law Enforcement Academy Class B-21 was honored on Dec. 17 for completing their intense training.
Laredo Police Cadet Jesus R. Ramirez was also recognized with the Academic Achievement Award. He was honored to have received this accolade in his class. The Top Gun Award was received by Jaime Rivera from the Zapata County Sheriff’s Office for his firearms proficiency and safe weapon handling. The Cadet Mentor Award is another award granted at the end of the semester and is unique as this awardee is selected by their peers. The recipient of this award was Jesus R. Ramirez. The Iron Eagle Award is a special recognition awarded to the cadet that demonstrated on overall balance of skills and leadership. This special recognition was presented to Gustavo Villarreal. The Fitness Excellence awards for this class were presented to Luis Ferdin and Viridiana Hernandez.
The 17 students that formed part of Class B-21 obtained outstanding test grades and will be serving as basic peace officers. In order to get to this level of achievement, students qualified through several prerequisites to ensure that the people of Texas are served by highly trained and ethical law enforcement.
Students also must have been sponsored by a Texas Law Enforcement Agency Administrator to be able to participate in the academy. Class B-21 cadets’ sponsors included the Laredo Police Department, Webb County Sheriff’s Office and the Zapata County Sheriff’s Office. There is a significant responsibility for students to perform well throughout the semester due to these sponsorships and the desire to serve the community.
The academy has been at the forefront of law enforcement training and education for over 45 years. The pandemic has brought unique challenges to training and education throughout the nation. Despite the challenges faced by our cadets and instructional team, this class managed to complete the training and their licensing exam.
The mission of the Laredo College Regional Law Enforcement Academy is to provide the highest quality law enforcement instruction to its cadets and to ensure that the standards and requirements of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement are met or exceeded not matter the circumstances.
