HELENA – Sixty-six new officers who will serve in 35 agencies across the state graduated today from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) within the Montana Department of Justice. MLEA provides basic and advanced training for state, county, city, and tribal law enforcement officers throughout the state.

Attorney General Austin Knudsen was in attendance to congratulate and address the graduates.

“I am proud of the men and women who graduated today for choosing a career in law enforcement. They will have challenges ahead, but their training at the Montana Law Enforcement Academy has prepared them and will serve them well,” Attorney General Knudsen said. “Congratulations to the Law Enforcement Officer Basic Course 187 graduates.”

The full list of this session’s graduates is available here. A recorded broadcast of the ceremony is available here.

Attorney General Knudsen presents diploma to graduate of Law Enforcement Officer Basic Course 187.