Fresno City College Police Academy Graduation

Jun 26, 2026 —

The Fresno City College Police Academy held a completion ceremony at the CrossCity Church in Fresno on Thursday, June 25 at 11:00 a.m. for the Police Academy Class #180.  It’s 44 cadets have completed 1013 hours of the academy basic courses that included, Cultural Diversity, Search & Seizure, Laws of Arrest, Principled Policing in the Community, Use of Force, First Aid/CPR, Emergency Vehicle Operations, Report Writing and Physical Fitness.

In addition, several awards were presented for:

Top Physical Training Award
Top Law Enforcement Skills Award
Top Academic Student Award
Best All Around Student Award

Awards are sponsored by Fresno/Madera Counties Police Chief’s Association.

There were 42 police cadets who have been hired by 9 different law enforcement agencies in the state that include Fresno Police Department, Fresno Sheriff’s Office, Madera Police Department, Madera Sheriff’s Office, Mariposa Sheriff’s Office, Department of Insurance, Department of Motor Vehicles, Los Banos Police Department and Clovis Police Department.  

Class #180 Police Cadets

Joshua Acosta, Clovis Police Department
Adan Alaniz,  Madera Sheriff Department
Jose Arellano, Fresno Police Department
Robert Bebout, Madera Sheriff Department
Courtney Beckwith,  Fresno Police Department
Rhys Burnthorne, Fresno Police Department
Scott Cabacungan,  Fresno Police Department
Vanesa Cabralez
Justin Embrey, Fresno Police Department
Samuel Espinoza, Fresno Police Department
Adrian Estrada, Fresno Police Department
Trenton Fillion, Mariposa Sheriff’s Office
Cody Gibson, Madera Sheriff’s Office
Ashley Gonzales, Clovis Police Department
Diego Govea-Torres, Madera Police Department
Tanner Grady, Fresno Police Department
Davinder Grewal, Fresno Police Department
Cody Haines, Mariposa Sheriff’s Office
Caden Hall, Fresno Sheriff’s Department
Kaleb Higgins, Clovis Police Department
Miquel Huante, Clovis Police Department
Alondra Juarez, Fresno Police Department
Kyle Lebar, Fresno Police Department
George (Nick) Leech,  Fresno Sheriff’s Office
Cameron Little, Fresno Police Department
Nickolas McBeath, Madera Sheriff’s Office
Lucas McEachran, Fresno Sheriff’s Office
Ronald Miears, Department of Insurance
Raquel Miguel, Fresno Police Department
Tyler Northey, Los Banos Police Department
Joshua Ochoa, Clovis Police Department
Dakota Ontiveros, Fresno Police Department
Randy Owens, Mariposa Sheriff’s Office
Heather Prater,  Fresno Police Department
Maria Robles, Fresno Police Department
Faith Rocha, Madera Police Department
Abel Rodriguez, Los Banos Police Department
Bradley Roland, Los Banos Police Department
Noah Sanchez, Fresno Police Department
Gagandeep Thandi
Jonathan Vargas, Clovis Police Department
Giovanni Vargas, Clovis Police Department
David Vargas, Fresno Police Department
Ivan Verdin, Department of Motor Vehicles

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