15 new police officers officially sworn in Dayton

DAYTON — There will soon be more police officers out in Dayton.

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15 new officers from the 116th Recruit Class were officially sworn in Thursday.

Dayton Police posted photos on social media.

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The department said it has been a long journey, but Thursday was a big day for them.

They completed over 1,100 hours of rigorous training and classroom work at the Dayton Police Academy.

Upon graduation, they will be assigned a Field Training Officer for 20 weeks, a police spokesperson said.

Before beginning solo patrol duties, these new officers will have received nearly 2,000 hours of training at the academy and from the field training program.

A graduation ceremony will be on Friday at the Kroc Center at 10 a.m.

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