Long Beach
Police Department

Recruit Academy Class #96 
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The Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) is pleased to announce the graduation of Recruit Academy Class #96. The graduation ceremony was held today, Jan. 26, 2023, in the Pacific Ballroom of the Long Beach Convention Center.  

Forty-one LBPD recruits successfully completed five months of intense academic, physical, and practical training in areas such as patrol procedures and law enforcement tactics, firearms training, weaponless defense, criminal law, vehicle operations, community-oriented public safety, persons with mental health disabilities, cultural diversity/human relations, and procedural justice. 

Class #96 brings a wide range of talents from a variety of backgrounds to the Department. The graduating class includes the following officers: 

Officer Arthur Alarcon 

Officer Edgar Alvarez 

Officer Sebastian Avila 

Officer Alexa Butts 

Officer Leslie Castillo 

Officer Eric Chhom 

Officer Jacob Clavesilla 

Officer Mariah Cohen 

Officer Sergio Diaz 

Officer Christian Garcia 

Officer Alexis Giraldo 

Officer Gabriel Godoy 

Officer Raquel Golden 

Officer Timothy Gonzales 

Officer Jack Hayes 

Officer Angela Hernandez 

Officer Raquelle Hutt 

Officer Daniel Kaiser 

Officer Marcos Lara 

Officer Cindy Loeurn 

Officer Asher Luna 

Officer Jacob Macias 

Officer Vanessa Marquez 

Officer Jeremy McBride 

Officer Sergio Meza 

Officer Travis O’Gorman 

Officer Aita Parkinson 

Officer Victor Peralta 

Officer William Preuss 

Officer Alexis Quintero 

Officer Brian Ramos 

Officer Cesar Rivera 

Officer Farres Sabbgh 

Officer Adam Tokunaga 

Officer Heriberto Torres 

Officer Ullyses Torres 

Officer Nicholas Valenzuela 

Officer Jose Vazquez 

Officer Sergio Vazquez 

Officer Vianney Velasco 

Officer Doris Woods 

The LBPD congratulates the graduates and wishes them continued success in their future careers as law enforcement officers in the City of Long Beach.