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3 OSUPD police recruits graduate from Columbus Police Training Academy

July 7, 2017
Three OSU Police recruits graduate as from Columbus Police Training Academy.

Three police recruits of The Ohio State University Police Division officially graduated as part of the 127th recruit class of the Columbus Police Training Academy. OSUPD recruits Aaron Patterson, Seth Cooper and Cole Cooper first received their badges as part of the Badge Presentation Ceremony on Thursday, July 6. Then the three took part in their graduation ceremony on Friday, July 7 with the rest of their graduating class, which included recruits from several area police departments. The recruits underwent 29 weeks of training, beginning on December 19, 2016.