Eleven new police officers were recently sworn in to serve the students, employees and visitors of DCCCD.
Contact: Debra Dennis
214-378-1851;
ddennis@dcccd.edu
For immediate release — May 25, 2017
News brief
(DALLAS) — Last month, 11 new police officers were sworn in and assigned to five colleges in the Dallas County Community College District’s system.
“We are excited to graduate our first DCCCD Police Academy class,” said Lauretta Hill, the district’s commissioner of public safety and security. “These police officers come to us with lots of experience. They are prepared and ready.” Students, staff, faculty and visitors can continue to rely on DCCCD to provide a safe and welcoming environment, Hill added.
DCCCD recently combined its seven college police departments into one cohesive police agency. The newly hired officers have worked for various entities, including municipal, county and college police departments as well as the military.
The new officers and their assignments are:
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Eastfield College – Latoya Harris, Jesse Milbourn and Harlan Thompson
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El Centro College – Latrica Carter, Robert Guerra and Raul Valdez
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Mountain View College – LaQuoter Hashaway and Marcleshria Shaw
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North Lake College – Warren Harris
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Richland College – Stephen Gutierrez-Rodriguez and Jose Ramirez
DCCCD now has a total of 153 sworn officers, Hill said.
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