Ocean City Police Department Welcomes Five Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy Graduates

New OCPD Officers and Chief DiPino pictured from left to right:
OFC Neshawn Jubilee, OFC Philip Paterson, Chief DiPino,
OFC Michael Kirkland, OFC Benjamin Berry, OFC Kenneth Reed

On December 18, 2012, the Ocean City Police Department proudly graduated five new officers from the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy’s 69^th police academy class.

Officers were formally recognized as certified police officers of the Ocean City Police Department, after 24 weeks (950 hours) of intense training. 

The recruit class was comprised of various law enforcement agencies from all over Maryland’s Eastern Shore.  These officers continued the long established tradition ofOCPD officers by graduating from the police academy with top honors. 

Four of the five OCPD officers finished in the top four performace standings of the class as follows:

• OFC Benjamin Berry -Pistol Expert Award and was recognized for having an overall 100% pistol proficiency during training.       
• OFC Neshawn Jubilee – Pistol Expert Award           
• OFC Michael Kirkland – Pistol Expert Award            
• OFC Philip Paterson  - Pistol Expert Award                                  
• OFC Kenneth Reed  - Academy Class Leader               

“It’s an honor to welcome these five officers to our department,” said Ocean City Police Chief Bernadette DiPino.  “They exemplify all that is good in law enforcement and will serve the Ocean City community with pride, integrity and professionalism.”

After their graduation from the police academy, the five new officers will enter into a nine week field training program.  During this time they will hone the skills they have acquired in the police academy under the direct supervision of a veteran OCPD field training officer.  They will be routinely evaluated and critiqued on their performance and judgment and will be exposed to the various shifts and divisions that make up the OCPD.