PLYMOUTH – Today, the Municipal Police Training Committee Executive Director Colonel Rick Rathbun (Ret.) and Plymouth Academy Director Eileen Goodick announced the graduation of 51 police officers from the MPTC Plymouth Police Academy’s 80th Recruit Officer Course. The graduates successfully completed over 20 weeks of intensive, standardized training in all aspects of law enforcement and will now serve as full-time officers representing 19 police agencies across Massachusetts.
“Graduating from an MPTC Academy is a significant achievement that reflects the dedication, professionalism, and perseverance required of today’s public safety professionals.” said MPTC Executive Director Colonel Rick Rathbun (Ret.). “These graduates have met rigorous standards and completed comprehensive, standardized training designed to prepare them for the complex challenges of modern policing. We congratulate them on this accomplishment and their commitment to serving their communities.”
In a graduation ceremony at the Plymouth Memorial Hall earlier today, members of the 80th ROC took an oath and received their badges for service. The new officers represented several police departments and agencies, including Attleboro, Barnstable, Bourne, Braintree, Bridgewater, Brockton, Emerson College, Fairhaven, Fall River, Hull, Kingston, Mattapoisett, Montague, Plymouth, Stoughton, Truro, UMASS Dartmouth, Wayland, and Yarmouth. They join nearly 150 officers who have graduated from MPTC Operated Academies in training year 2026-2027.
According to MPTC, the Recruit Officer Course provides over 800 hours of course curriculum designed to prepare student officers for the safe and effective performance of their duties. In keeping with mandates established by the landmark 2020 police reform law, the MPTC curriculum includes de-escalation training based on new use-of-force policies and regulations. Student officers also receive uniform training based on best practices related to essential modern-day policing needs, including effective communication skills, victim-centered and trauma-informed incident response, missing persons and human trafficking investigations, mental health-related emergency response, active shooter and hostile event response, patrol duties, and officer safety and wellness.
Upon successful completion of the Academy, student officers have met all training requirements to be eligible for Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission certification.
Attleboro Police Department
Jack McGrath
Trevor Oliveira
Barnstable Police Department
Damon Alty
Curtis Green
Connor Storms
Bourne Police Department
Thomas Sullivan
Braintree Police Department
David Littlewood
Bridgewater Police Department
Cade Chiocca
Brockton Police Department
Candida Alves
Donte Bright
Elton Cardoso
Mark Hayes
Nicholas Landry
Wilfredo Morales
Zachary Ofurum
Jimmy Rocha
Nolan Sturdevant
Emerson College Police Department
Michael Anderson
Fairhaven Police Department
Daniel DaPonte
Dylan Fonseca
Cameron Gordon
Mark Ponte
Fall River Police Department
Mayson Branco
Justin Cabral
Daniel Carman
Christian Connell
Nicholas Motta
Cody Oliveira
Trevor Pacheco
Mya Parker
Raymond Pizarro Santana
Jennifer Roukas
Matthew Tillson
Hull Police Department
James Denton
Neil Reilly
Kingston Police Department
Caden Lewis
Sean McSherry
Mattapoisett Police Department
Zachary Bentley
Montague Police Department
Casey Hoffman, Jr.
Plymouth Police Department
Olivia Camelo
Kaegan Defeo
Sean LaVallee
Owen Reardon
Jesse Scotia
Stoughton Police Department
Jaydon Godwin
Truro Police Department
John DeCoste
UMASS Dartmouth Police Department
Jared Sharpless
Wayland Police Department
Matthew Morris
Yarmouth Police Department
Julia Frommeyer
Andrew Gagne
Nicholas Holmes
