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On Friday, more than 30 police recruits will graduate from the Greensboro Police Department’s Police Basic Introductory Course (PBIC). The graduation will be held at 10 a.m. at Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown.

The featured speaker is Sgt. Dan Knott, who was injured in the line of duty several years ago. Other speakers include Assistant Police Chief Anita Holder and Mayor Yvonne Johnson.

Before recruits graduate, they must complete state law enforcement certificate requirements and undergo more than 1,100 hours of intensive law enforcement training – almost 500 more hours than the state requirement of 618.

Following graduation, the new officers will be assigned to various field operation divisions and will work with a police training officer for 14 weeks. Once they successfully complete that portion of their training, they can begin patrolling on their own.

Friday’s ceremony will mark the department’s 90th graduating class. The police department is now preparing for a new round of training, set to begin Oct. 16. Applications for the department are accepted on an ongoing basis. For more information on applying, call 1-888-GPD-JOBS or visit the department's careers page.