More than 90 newly certified law-enforcement officers will graduate from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy (TLETA) Thursday, March 29, 2018 during an 11 a.m. ceremony at the Al Menah Shrine Temple (1354 Brick Church Pike, Nashville).

“The choice to pursue a career in law enforcement means dedication and a willingness to serve others,” said TLETA Director Brian Grisham. “I congratulate the students of Basic Police School Class 1836 for choosing to pursue a rewarding career that enables them to serve and protect Tennessee communities.”

Tipton County Sheriff J.T. “Pancho” Chumley will be the graduation speaker.

TLETA’s Basic Police School course provides technical and tactical expertise in addition to ethical and professional standards of law enforcement necessary for success. The newly certified officers will join thousands of fellow law-enforcement officers who have studied at Tennessee’s premier law-enforcement training facility. Since 1966, TLETA has trained more than 21,000 officers in basic recruit schools.

Graduates of Basic Police School Class 1836 will serve the following police departments (PD), sheriffs’ offices (SO) and state agencies: Austin Peay State University PD, Bartlett PD, Bedford County SO, Cannon County SO, Coffee County SO, Columbia PD, Crossville PD, Dickson County SO, Dickson PD, Eagleville PD, Fairview PD, Germantown PD, Hamilton County SO, Hardeman County SO, Hendersonville PD, Henry County SO, Hickman County SO, Jackson PD, Kingston Springs PD, Lake County SO, LaVergne PD, Lewis County SO, Lewisburg PD, Madison County SO, Marion County SO, Marshall County SO, Maury County SO, Metro Nashville Airport Public Safety, Moore County SO, Mount Pleasant PD, Murfreesboro PD, Perry County SO, Pikeville PD, Robertson County SO, Rutherford County SO, Smyrna PD, Springfield PD, Tipton County SO, Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Tennessee Department of Revenue Special Investigations, Tennessee State Parks, Trousdale County SO, Wayne County SO, White House PD, Wilson County SO and Winchester PD.