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Graduation for 26 Omaha Police Officers
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26 men and women received their badges from the Omaha Police Department Thursday night.
After 24 weeks of intense training, these men and women are now officially police officers as Chief Todd Schmaderer greeted each one and posed for pictures at the Holland Performing Arts Center.
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Here's the list of Omaha Police Graduates: Patrick Andersen |
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Anthony Barnes |
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Mark Blice |
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Kevin Byrd |
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John Dole |
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Daniel Flynn |
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Grant Gentile |
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Nicholas Groth |
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Sergio Gutierrez III |
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Jeremy Hanzek |
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Adam Heidesch |
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Cole Johannsen |
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Kelly Kittleson |
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Anthony Koesters |
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Leighanne Loges |
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Scotty Payne |
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Phillip Payton |
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Scott Pham |
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Andrew Ramsay |
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Makyla Ramsey |
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Brandon Smith |
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Matthew Stigge |
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Jared Taylor |
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Ashley Warman |
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Chad Wiebers |
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Jeremy Zipay |
Here are the Omaha Fire Department arson investigator graduates:
Scott Fox
Wyvie Jones Jr.
Tamara Langlois
Brian Mead
David Sobotka Jr.
Kurt Theiler
In the crowd of graduates, we noticed Officer Adam Heidesch and Officer Ashley Warman -- his wife. It's rare for a married couple to go through the same recruit class.
"I've been reading law books and mystery books since I was a little kid," said Officer Leighanne Loges, who is fulfilling a dream. "I've wanted to be an officer since I was 12. It meant a lot to go through the process and walk across the stage and get my badge."
Officer Sergio Gutierrez III, who went to school for criminal justice, echoed that. "My mother was engaged to a Douglas County Sheriff and you would see the way people would respond to him and how he would respond in stressful situations. It's something I've emulated for a long time."
The January class of 2013 includes six fire department arson investigators who also went through the academy.
The 26 officers will now be paired with current officers for 15 weeks of training on the streets.
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