The Madison Police Department will proudly welcome 27 new officers on Tuesday, May 27, 2008. The swearing in ceremony is slated for 8:00 a.m. and oaths will be administered in the MPD classroom, which is located in room GR27 of the City County Building. New recruits are about to start 22 weeks of Madison Police Department Academy instruction. It will be followed by 12 weeks of field training, where recruit-officers are paired with veterans when responding to calls.

The new class of officers includes:

Mary Acton, age 22, Fenton Michigan
Adrian Alan, age 25, Madison Wisconsin
Amanda Analla, age 21, Franklin, Wisconsin
Carlin Becker, age 35, Poynette, Wisconsin
Keri Berling, age 26, Slinger, Wisconsin
Rick Bruenig, age 39, Waunakee, Wisconsin
John Christian, age 21, Madison, Wisconsin
Jon Drollinger, age 22, Champaign, Illinois
Nicholas Ellis, age 25, DeKalb, Illinois
Richard Friday, age 25, Holland, Michigan
Zachary Haggerty, age 25, Hanover, Illinois
Glen Hill, age 22, Augres, Michigan
Cary House, age 28, Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
Roderick Johnson, Sr., age 31, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Shawn Kelly, age 29, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Sarah Mackesey, age 38, Madison, Wisconsin
Sonny Martinez, age 23. Marquette, Michigan
Alexandra Mayerhofer, age 32, Madison, Wisconsin
Michael Mendenhall, age 23, Big Rapids, Michigan
Brittany Meylor, age 29, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Gary Pihlaja, age 22, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Jacob Reno, age 29, Madison, Wisconsin
Kenneth Riley, age 29, Plover, Wisconsin
Anthony Ward, age 31, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Charles Warren, age 32, Brooklyn, Wisconsin
Joseph Weberpal, age 22, Milton, Wisconsin
Harrison Zanders, III, age 28, Davenport, Iowa