GOSHEN – Village of Goshen Police Patrolman Darren Swensen graduated on Friday with top honors in the latest Police Basic Training class at the Police Chiefs’ Association of Orange County Police Academy.
Swensen was awarded a plaque as Top Overall Graduate and also received the Chief and Detective James T. Giery Memorial Foundation Award as the valedictorian of the graduating class.
Swensen is a 2016 graduate of Valley Central High School and holds an Associate of Science degree from Orange County Community College.
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Police Basic Training consists of six months of physical and academic training encompassing all aspects of law enforcement, including criminal law, restorative justice, defensive tactics, CPR, chemical weapons, TASER, vehicle operations and many other topics.
