Police academy class includes 16 SEPTA officers and one at Villanova
Forty-two new police officers graduated from Delaware County Community College’s Municipal Police Academy this month during a ceremony held at Ridley Middle School in Ridley Park. The graduation class included 16 newly hired officers for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, and one Villanova University officer. The guest speaker was The Honorable Judge Anne Marie Wheatcraft of the Chester County Court of Common Pleas.
Among the graduates is U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Michael Repasky, 45, of Phoenixville, a co-winner of the Quest for the Best Award with Alison Moyer of Downingtown. The cadet award recipients also included Louis Oritz of Philadelphia, who received the Academic Award; Angelo Torres of Spring City and Kyle Stabinski of Garnet Valley, who earned the Physical Fitness Award; and Alison Moyer of Downingtown, who received the Quest for the Best Award.
Presiding over the ceremony were DCCC President Dr. Marta Yera Cronin and DCCC Municipal Police Academy Director William Davis, who has directed the academy for the past 33 years.
More than 95 percent of the municipal police officers in Delaware County and more than 75 percent of the police officers in Chester County graduate from the College’s Police Academy. Cadets are required to complete a rigorous, 920-hour curriculum that includes extensive instruction in firearms, physical fitness, self-defense, Homeland Security, scenario training and practical exercises. The Academy is certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission. Training and coursework take place at the College’s Marple Campus.
The MPA has been serving the community since 1977 and conducts mandatory Act 180 in-service training for current municipal police officers. The next class starts in January 2025. Interested individuals should visit dccc.edu/mpa for more information.
Photo caption: The DCCC Municipal Police Academy graduating class included 16 newly hired SEPTA officers.
