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SLCPD Welcomes 13 New Police Officers

SALT LAKE CITY — Today, 13 Salt Lake City police recruits from Academy Class 171 took the next step in their law enforcement career by graduating from the Salt Lake City Police training academy.

“Today, I am reminded about the caliber of the women and men of this police department,” said Chief Mike Brown. “Over the years, our responsibilities as police officers have expanded, and the challenges we face have grown more complex, yet I know the graduates of Class 171 are well prepared to meet the expectations of our department and of our community.”

As outlined in the SLCPD’s Crime Control Plan, filling all sworn positions is a top priority for the department.

For nearly seven months, the SLCPD Training Unit has provided the recruit officers with training around legal, reality-based (scenario), defensive tactics, firearms, crisis intervention, and emergency vehicle operations.

The officers now enter the next phase of their training process, known as field training. During this time, the officers are paired with a Field Training Officer (FTO) and are evaluated on how they perform the day-to-day functions of a patrol officer.

The Salt Lake City Police Academy is a satellite academy that meets the guidelines and criteria set by the Utah Police Officer Standards and Training (POST).

As of November 7, 2024, the SLCPD has 35 vacant sworn positions from its authorized staffing level set by city council.

The SLCPD has already hired 63 people for police officer positions in 2024.

The department’s next academy class is scheduled to start in January 2025 and is estimated to have approximately 20 new recruits.

Four photos from today’s graduation ceremony are included with this news release. Media may use these photos with credit to the Salt Lake City Police Department.

Anyone interested in applying to be a police officer with the SLCPD should visit:  https://www.slcpd.com/joinourteam/.

Applications are being accepted for both new hire and lateral police officers.

Photo: Salt Lake City Police Cadet Ingersoll sits with his classmates as they prepare for graduation (SLCPD photo – November 7, 2024).

Photo: Chief Mike Brown, right, speaks during the graduation of Police Academy Class 171 (SLCPD photo – November 7, 2024).

Photo: A group photo showing Police Academy Class 171 moments after being sworn in as police officers for Salt Lake City (SLCPD photo – November 7, 2024).

Photo: Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall speaks to Police Academy Class 171 prior to them being commissioned as the SLCPD’s newest police officers (SLCPD Photo – November 7, 2024).

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