ROCKLAND — The Rockland Police Department has hired Jacob Labo as a patrol officer, according to a news release on its Facebook page Sept. 27.

Labo most recently served as a deputy with the Knox County Sheriff’s Department. In 2016, Labo started his full-time law enforcement career with Rockland police.

Labo comes from a military family and was born in Bath while his father was stationed at the Naval Air Station in Brunswick. Growing up at different military bases around the country, Jacob graduated from high school in Massachusetts, and enlisted in the National Guard.

During his time in the National Guard, Labo was deployed to the southwest United States/Mexico border, assisting Border Patrol, and in combat operations in Afghanistan. He was awarded the Army Good Conduct medal, Army Commendation medal and Combat Infantry Badge.

Following his honorable discharge after eight years in the National Guard, Labo completed the Maine Criminal Justice Academy pre-service training, and was employed as a summer reserve officer with the York Police Department.

In 2018, he graduated with the 34th class of the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP) at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.

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