For Release: Immediate  Date: February 8, 2001

F/Sgt. Jeff Winstead SHP Public Information Officer Phone:(919) 733-5027 (ext. 238)

RALEIGH-Forty-two new Troopers graduated today from the 103rd Basic Academy of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. They were sworn in during ceremonies at the Kerr Scott Building on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

"We are proud to welcome the 103rd Academy graduates as members of one of the nation's finest law enforcement organizations," said Bryan E. Beatty, secretary of the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, of which the Highway Patrol is a division. "I am confident these Troopers are prepared for the challenges that lie ahead on North Carolina's highways."

Eight members of the class are college graduates, five have associate degrees, 20 have prior law enforcement experience, and 13 have prior military service.

"I welcome our newest Troopers to the Highway Patrol family," said Colonel Richard Holden, Patrol commander. "They are joining a proud agency that has been making our highways safer since 1929."

The new Troopers mastered 1,242 hours of instruction in 77 law enforcement subjects, including accident investigation and criminal and constitutional law, firearms training, and precision driving. But their education is never over. On-the-job training and annual in-service schools boost a Trooper's expertise throughout his/her career.

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