Legacy article from 2024
BLACKWOOD, NJ (SEPTEMBER 17, 2024)–On Thursday afternoon, September 19, 18 new recruits of the Camden County Police Department will be graduating from the 88th Basic Police Recruit Class of the Camden County College Police Academy. In a special keynote address, all recruits will hear from David Harkins, chief of the Gloucester Township Police Department. Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said, “Policing is one of the hardest professions there is, and these recruits have just completed rigorous training to begin protecting our communities. It fills me with great pride to see these young people stepping up to begin a career in public service, and I have no doubt that their futures are bright.”
Among the traditions observed during the formal ceremony is the badge-pinning many of the recruits will experience as they are “pinned” into their new profession by a family member who either is serving as or has retired from service as a law enforcement official.
The 88th Basic Police Recruit Class is as follows:
- Angelo Acevedo, Gloucester City Police Dept.
- Michael Bryan, Camden County Police Dept.
- Matthew Camp, Camden County Police Dept.
- Jacob Carr, Camden County Police Dept.
- Joshua Collado, Camden County Police Dept.
- Mason Gaskill, Gloucester City Police Dept.
- Domenic Kidd, Camden County Police Dept.
- Calvin Lebron, Camden County Police Dept.
- Sanders Lopez, Camden County Police Dept.
- Kevin Mardy, Camden County Sheriff Office
- Abrimelec Matos-Garcia, Camden County Police Dept.
- James Plaganis, Camden County Police Dept.
- Marcon Quinagon, Gloucester Township Police Dept.
- Shaun Roch, Gloucester City Police Dept.
- Brandon Rogers, Camden County Police Dept.
- Bryan Rodriguez, Camden County Police Dept.
- Preston Wilson, Salem City Police Dept.
- Rah Jay Wint, Camden County Police Dept.
The Camden County College Police Academy is located in the Camden County Regional Emergency Training Center at Lakeland and is associated with Camden County College.