Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police
" Maurice T. Turner Jr. Metropolitan Police Academy "
THIS is where it all begins
Chief Lenier addressed MPDC recruits in 2007
I would like to ask the M.P.D. Academy to consider sending me their stories like this that they assign their classes.
M.P.D.C.'s Tactical Village
8th District
After millions of dollars and many years of visionary the M.P.D.C. has recently completed one of the finest training facilities in the country. What is known as ” The Village” proves to be one of the finest training tools in the history of the M.P.D.C. I have seen The Village first hand and agree that hands on training at this level is the best a police officer can have. The Village and a good imagination will without a a doubt save lives. Not only police lives but civilian lives as well. this is one of the best investments a police agency can make AND utilize.
Instructors Of The Past
Senior Police Officer David Becton, a 27-year veteran instructor at the Metropolitan Police Academy, recently completed his first triathlon. After finishing the 300-yard swim, 8-mile bike, and 5K run, SPO Becton said, “Crossing the finish line after the run and receiving my finisher’s medal was one of the most exciting (yet physically draining) accomplishments I have ever experienced.”
He hopes to inspire other members of the agency to commit to personal health and “train to survive.” -Photos courtesy Richard Hardyenior Police Officer David Becton, a 27-year verteran instructor at the Metropolitan Police Academy, recently completed his first triathlon. After finishing the 300-yard swim, 8-mile bike, and 5K run, SPO Becton said, “Crossing the finish line after the run and receiving my finisher’s medal was one of the most exciting (yet physically draining) accomplishments I have ever experienced.” He hopes to inspire other members of the agency to commit to personal health and “train to survive.”
-Photos courtesy Richard Hardy
Members of MPD’s Specialized Enforcement Branch provided Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) training to incoming MPD Recruits at the Metropolitan Police Academy in Southwest. Sergeant Alex Pope and Officer Gerald Anderson lead the classes in the instruction and have been providing regular training. New hires are required to participate in the the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 32-hour certification course, designed to train officers in the detection and deterrence of impaired drivers. The most recent classes had a combined total of 46 newly SFST-certified officers. Here, Officer Gerald Anderson lectures to the recruit class.
-Photo courtesy Alex Pope
FIREARMS BRANCH
What you see below is all the information / photos that I have on the firearms branch. Yup, that’s it one single little picture. I don’t even know what year this was taken. So any additional information and photos would be much appreciated.
2014
Some of the 2006 FLETC Instructors: (top left photo) 1: L to Right: John Marino, Rick Redding, Larry Melton, Gene Woods, Bill Cunningham, Dorian Desantis, Kevin Flemens and Jim Kahler. Not all instructors were present when this photo was taken.
We currently utilize THREE ranges:
The Academy (for recruit training, some pistol and shotgun requals).
FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center) in Cheltenham, MD. (for the majority of semi-annual pistol requals {approx. 2800-3000 officers twice a year), A1 and M4 Patrol Rifle and some shotgun).
Ft. George G. Meade in Ft. Meade Md., (for ERT rifle and specialty weapons trainings). Our current staffing is: Academy & Ft. Meade—8 Sworn, 3 Civilian, 2 Armorers, & 1 Sgt.—-FLETC—3 Sworn, 5 Civilian, & 1 Sgt..
Past Classes
I found these two photos. The class photo was taken around July 1970. Note the tell tale grey uniform shirts – really ugly. In the background is the old police academy which was known as the T-buildings or just T-7 which was the main entrance. This was a complex of buildings which were WW II Navy-temporary buildings for training sailors located in Anacostia Park on the banks of the very, very polluted Anacostia River . Every roof leaked and electric wires hung down and fell down every week. One recruit officer retired on disability when a high voltage wire fell on his arm in class and he lost full use of the limb. The gym, a separate building was a disaster! The old wooden buildings creaked and groaned when you walked from one to another through the connecting covered ramps. There were many, many patched holes in the floor and weak window air conditioners which failed on the hottest days. The buildings were covered with some sort of fiber board that I am sure was made of asbestos.
(Sean Rogers)
ROLL OF HONOR
In the halls of the Washington D.C. Police Academy rests this wonderful memorial dedicated to the members of the M.P.D. who never made it home at the end of their shift. These 116 badges of honor represent the sacrifice these men and women have made for the citizens of Washington D.C. and their guests. Wives left alone, children without one of their parents, officers who lose their partner, all in order to maintain civility, justice and order in our countries capital city.
Most folks will never understand the pain and sacrifice these officers and their families had forced upon them. All while trying to make a paycheck to feed their own family, let’s pray is stays that way.
HONOR
INTIGRITY
These are the trophy winners from Classes 70-16 and 70-17 for the highest scores in academics, fitness and pistol shot. I am on the far left with a trophy for academics. I do not recall the next two officers (in order left to right, they won fitness and pistol shot trophies). I do not recall the Official who handed out the trophies in the center. I think he is the Commander of Technical Services which ran the academy. Next, to the Official’s left is the 70-16 winner of pistol shot trophy, James Morrissette, and then the 70-16 winner of the fitness trophy, J. C. Stamps, who later became the President of the FOP Labor Committee for many years which represented the MPDC bargaining unit, and last is the 70-17 winner of the fitness trophy, Terry Karnes.