Summit Police Youth Academy Graduates 54 Cadets

On Aug. 2, 54 candidates graduated the Summit Police Youth Academy, where they learned the role of police officer.

The popular program was designed to teach Summit youth the role of a police officer. Candidates ranged from ages 11 to 14 and went through a variety of drills and physical training that police academies use today.

“The mission of the Summit Police Youth Academy is to familiarize our area youth with the role of the police officer and provide them the opportunity to learn respect for the law, personal responsibility and the importance of teamwork, all through positive interaction with local police officers and exposure to the challenges of responsibility of police work,” Summit Police Chief Robert Weck said. “We believe that we are accomplishing this year after year and are extremely proud of our graduates as well as the officers involved with the program.”

Chief Weck, council members and family, surrounded the candidates as they graduated the academy after the July and August sessions.

Each cadet was taught an overview of criminal investigations, evidence recovery and patrol tactics, as well as hands on scenario training involving processing crime scenes and conducting high-risk motor vehicle stops. They also drove golf cars along their instructor to understand some of the difficulties of emergency vehicle operation.

The Academy visited John H. Stamler Police Academy in Scotch Plains during their session, where they participated on the obstacle course, received unarmed defense instruction and underwent firearms simulation training. They also received specialized demonstrations from units such as the Union County K-9 Unit, SWAT team, Bomb Squad and the Summit Fire Department.

Congratulations to the following graduates of the academy:

JULY GRADUATES

EVAN DEUTSCH

LIAM DWYER

NICHOLAS FRANK

PETER GALUPPO

HARRISON GRANGE
TEDDY HECKELMAN

RYAN HECKER

STERLING HILTABRAND

THOMAS JOHANSEN

MAXIM KULKARNI

ELIZABETH L’ECUYER

ELIZABETH LISS

LEAH MCGREGOR

MATTHEW MCGREGOR

ANTON MEJIA

DANIEL MELKA

JOCELYN MENDEZ

AMANDA MICHAELS

HARRISON MICHAELS

AKANKSHA PATEL

DAVID PATTERSON

JEAN NATHAN REYES

ANGELES RIVAS

JEFF TAN

LASHANTI WOMACK

ADAM YOUNG

AUGUST GRADUATES

JUSTIN BARTOLOTTI

DANIEL CAMBRONERO

DANIEL CAMPOS

KATIE CHANG

JACK CHASIN

DANIELLE DEL ROSSO

NICOLE DEL ROSSO

REBECCA DEL ROSSO

RICHIE FERRARA

BRIANA FERREIRA

KATELIN HANNIGAN

GERARD HERRERA

ARIN KAIRAM

EVAN KONIARIS

JULISSA LOPEZ

OLIVIA MARTIN

TYLER MAYES

SARAH PARENTI

FRANKIE SANTORO

JEREMY SCHULTZ

ANDY TOXTLE

EMILY TRIMINO

CHRISTOPHER VAUBEL

GABRIEL VIEGAS

SAM WILLIAMS

PARKER WILLS

GRICELA ZAMORA

BRIAN ZELLHOFER