On Thursday, December 11, Easton Police Department welcomed a new officer to their team following his graduation from Wor-Wic Community College’s Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy. Officer Alex Saldana was recognized and sworn in to serve Easton by Mayor Megan Cook following the academy graduation ceremony, held at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, MD. 

The academy has a six-month long curriculum that trains officers on many aspects of police operations, and has testing requirements for physical fitness, academics, and marksmanship with a pistol.

Following graduation, Saldana must successfully complete a three-month Field Training program with Easton Police Department to satisfy the requirements for full certification as a Maryland law enforcement officer.

After the graduation ceremony, Easton Chief of Police Alan Lowrey said, "We’re always happy to see young people step up to serve their community as police officers — especially people like Officer Saldana that have already dedicated their time to serving their country. Having an officer with his professionalism and his bi-lingual proficiency is a big help to a diverse community like Easton. We’re grateful to have him.”