VASSALBORO — On Friday, July 16, 2021, 67 police cadets, representing 35 agencies from Fort Kent to South Berwick, and including one from Rockland Police Dept., graduated from the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP) at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro.

The 39th BLETP is the largest graduating class in the program’s history with 16 women, and has the most female graduates of any class. Also for the first time Forest Service Rangers attended the 18 week training program, an intense residential program that teaches and trains the cadets to deal with the rigors of the job.

Family, friends and fellow law enforcement officers filled the parade deck to watch as the graduates were given their diplomas and badges to become the newest law enforcement officers in Maine.

The graduates include:

1. Jeffery N. Aeschlimann, Rockland Police Department
2. Jordan T. Alber, Windham Police Department
3. Anthony J. Balko, Westbrook Police Department
4. Olivia E. Bergeron, Lewiston Police Department
5. Christopher N. Bible, Brunswick Police Department
6. John W. Burke, Portland Police Department
7. Robert P. Byrne, Biddeford Police Department
8. Gabrielle R. Charter, Maine State Police
9. Daniel A. Demers, Jay Police Department
10. Joseph D. Dighton, Lewiston Police Department
11. Jesse L. Dow, University of Maine Police Department
12. Emerson T. Duplissie-Cyr, Maine Warden Service
13. Mia A. Durgin, Westbrook Police Department
14. Jeremy P. Dwelley, Maine State Police
15. Lexis E. Elston, Maine Marine Patrol
16. Travis D. Emerson, South Portland Police Department
17. Dalton P. Favreau, Maine State Police
18. Andrew J. Fitzpatrick, Brunswick Police Department
19. Peter T. Formanski, Maine State Police
20. Cameron T. Fowler, Maine State Police
21. Mariah A. Gleaton, Maine State Police
22. Donald L. Gray, Portland Police Department
23. Tyler A. Harhart, Maine State Police
24. Kyle R. Haseltine, Somerset County Sheriff’s Office
25. Mikayla J. Hodge, Waterville Police Department
26. Julia D. Horst, Maine Warden Service
27. Madison T. Killian, Maine Warden Service
28. Benjamin I. Kolko, Dexter Police Department
29. Kaelyn M. Kuni, Maine Marine Patrol
30. Isaac S. Labonte, Sabattus Police Department
31. Ryan B. LaRose, South Berwick Police Department
32. Haley J. Maguire, Biddeford Police Department
33. Kevin S. Mailloux, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office
34. Tanner H. Mann, Scarborough Police Department
35. George A. Maxsimic, Bangor Police Department
36. Jake P. McAlinden, Old Town Police Department
37. John R. McLean, Portland Police Department
38. Emily M. McPadden, Wells Police Department
39. Garrett M. Moody, Maine Warden Service
40. Robert B. Nejad, Maine State Police
41. Craig A. Nilsen, Maine State Police
42. Daniel J. Patterson, Orono Police Department
43. Cole O. Pelletier, Fort Kent Police Department
44. Jordan M. Peters, South Portland Police Department
45. Andrew R. Peterson, Maine State Police
46. Melody L. Pinkham, Maine State Police
47. Bryce D. Randall, Gorham Police Department
48. Tyler R. Richardson, Maine State Police
49. Seth A. Rolfe, Waterville Police Department
50. Zavier N. Roman, Lewiston Police Department
51. Denver D. Roy, Maine State Police
52. Matthew W. Ryan, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
53. Eric C. Sanborn, Gorham Police Department
54. Cameron M. Santiago, Brunswick Police Department
55. Quinci L. Stewart, Brewer Police Department
56. Tyler D. Stockwell, Bangor Police Department
57. Terri A. Teller, Maine Forest Service
58. Adam T. Tichy, Saco Police Department
59. Zipporah C. Velasco, Westbrook Police Department
60. Jacob D. Webster, Portland Police Department
61. Robert J. Welch, North Berwick Police Department
62. Dakota G. Willhoite, Fairfield Police Department
63. Kevin T. Wilson, Portland Police Department
64. Ryan C. Wilson, Brunswick Police Department
65. Jerold C. Winslow, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
66. Troy W. Worster, Augusta Police Department
67. Joshua W. York, Skowhegan Police Department