Behind the Badge
The Garden Grove PD held a ceremony earlier this month for graduates of its Citizen Academy.
The 16 members of the class of 2015 learned about such things as arrest laws, patrol procedures, crime analysis and much more.
The GGPD conducted its first Citizen Academy in 2006 and hosts an annual Citizen Academy that runs from mid-September to mid-December.
Photo by Jim Banks
The academy is designed to teach Garden Grove residents about the philosophy, policies and guiding principals of law enforcement and ethical conduct governing police services.
The academy also enables members of the GGPD to become more aware of the feelings and concerns of the city’s residents and build positive and interactive relationships between citizens and police personnel.
Food and fun were part of the evening. Photo by Jim Banks
The 16 graduates of the 2015 GGPD Citizen Academy who were honored Dec. 16 are:
Maureen Blackmun
Billie Bolton
Peggy Broadwater
Shannon Captain
Colleen Chapman
Linda Georges
Virginia Grafft
Jeannie Hamorsky
Peggy Hauret
Karen Hoisington
Keira Long
Barbara Mark
Judith Merrill
Farihah Sharif
Lauretta VanNetten
David Wakefield
Garden Grove City Manager Scott Stiles speaks to the graduates and attendees. Photo by Jim Banks
Garden Grove Police Chief Todd Elgin congratulates Citizen Academy graduate Judith Merrill. Photo by Jim Banks
Photo by Jim Banks
Capt. Ben Stauffer of the GGPD chats with Citizen Academy graduates. Photo by Jim Banks
GGPD Chief Todd Elgin with Farihah Sharif, one of the Citizen Academy graduates. Photo by Jim Banks
Photo by Jim Banks
