EIGHT LOS ANGELES AIRPORT POLICE RECRUITS GRADUATE FROM LAPD ACADEMY CLASS

(Los Angeles, California – October 4, 2007) Eight new Los Angeles Airport Police recruits are joining the ranks of the Los Angeles Airport Police following their graduation from the Los Angeles Police Department Academy at Elysian Park on September 14.

The new officers are Tia Moore, Dineen Villasana, Brandon Carr, Edwin Palacios, Desmond Jones, Cheryl Dickson, Larry Middlesworth and Faramarz Farnia representing Academy Class 307.

Los Angeles Airport Police Acting Chief Brian A. Walker attended the graduation exercises, along with Assistant Chiefs William Thompson, Erroll Southers, George Centeno, Frank Fabrega and a host of other Airport Police personnel.

All the officers excelled in the academy as high achievers and Officer Farnia was the proud recipient of the “Human Relations” award in his academy class.

The new officers were sworn in by Los Angeles Airport Police Acting Chief Brian A. Walker after the graduation ceremony.

The Los Angeles Airport Police Division is the fourth largest law enforcement agency in Los Angeles County, with more than 1,100 law enforcement, security and staff personnel. The Airport Police is a division of Los Angeles World Airports, the City department that owns and operates four airports in Southern California: Los Angeles International, LA/Ontario International, LA/Palmdale Regional and Van Nuys (general aviation).

(back row middle) - Los Angeles Airport Police Acting Chief Brian A. Walker, Assistant Chief William Thompson (far left) Assistant Chiefs George Centeno and Erroll Southers (far right).

Back row: Los Angeles Airport Police Officers with certificates after graduation ceremony (from left to right) Los Angeles Airport Police Officers Tia Moore, Dineen Villasana, Brandon Carr, Edwin Palacios, Desmond Jones, Cheryl Dickson, Larry Middlesworth and Faramarz Farnia.

Photographs by Officer Shawn Smith

Story by Sgt. Belinda Nettles