Twenty-eight graduates in the third “Citizens Policy Academy”

A graduation ceremony was held this week at the Oconee County Law Enforcement Center for the third graduating class in the Sheriff’s Office “Citizens Police Academy.” Tuesday night’s ceremony was held in the 2nd floor training room.  A total of twenty-eight individuals graduated from this year’s class, of which twenty-six were recognized in front of their families and friends.  Among the speakers at the ceremony were Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, Oconee County State Senator Thomas Alexander, and Sgt. Mike McGowan, who was the facilitator of the Academy. Each graduate received a certificate of graduation, a certificate from the South Carolina State Senate, and an Oconee County Sheriff’s Office challenge coin. The Sheriff’s Office will be hosting additional academies in the future but no dates have been set at this time.