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Hondo College News
MEDIA ALERT
3600 Workman Mill Road / Whittier, CA 90601 / 562-692-0921
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
Merle Enriquez Secretary
Department: Planning and Development
Phone: (562) 692-0921 Ext. 3412
Rio E-Mail:
MEnriquez@riohondo.edu
RIO
HONDO COLLEGE POLICE ACADEMY CADETS TO GRACE COVER OF EQUIPMENT
CATALOG
Galls
Incorporated Selects Police Academy Cadets for Cover of Spring
Uniform and Equipment Catalog
CLAREMONT,
CA – Tyra Banks was nowhere to be seen, there were no spotlights
or paparazzo, and the “runway” consisted of concrete, but a hundred
of Southern California’s next top police officers flashed huge
smiles as they posed for the cover of Galls Incorporated’s uniform
and equipment catalog. Galls, one of the nation’s largest suppliers
of public safety equipment and apparel, selected the cadets of
the Rio Hondo College Police Academy to be their catalog cover
models for Galls’ spring line. The catalog will be seen by officers
in hundreds of police departments throughout the western U.S.
“We chose the Rio Hondo
Police Academy because the program has a great reputation for
turning out professional law enforcement officers who are well-trained
and ready to serve communities throughout California,” according
to Lou Jaeger, sales manager for Galls. “And Rio Hondo has been
one of our best customers for the past fifteen years.”
“For more
than 40 years, the Rio Hondo Police Academy has been the premiere
law enforcement training program in our region,” said Gary Mendez,
President of the Rio Hondo College Board of Trustees. “We’re very
pleased to be recognized by Galls, a national leader in uniform
and equipment supply.”
The Los Angeles County
Police Chiefs’ Association and Rio Hondo College Police Academy
Training Program was established in 1964. It has grown into one
of California’s largest police training centers. It is also one
of the top fifteen associate degree producers in the nation for
protective services. Since 1964, Rio Hondo has trained more than
10,000 police recruits and provided thousands of experienced officers
with advanced training.
The Rio Hondo
Police Academy sponsors four basic police training classes each
year, one extended basic police academy class and a series of
extensive ongoing advanced police officer training and supervisory
courses to over fifty Federal, State, County, Municipal and Specialized
Law Enforcement Agencies in Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino
and Orange Counties. For information on Rio Hondo’s training program
go to www.riohondo.edu.
Each year, more than
one million men and women trust Galls to supply their essential
public safety gear and supplies. With over 35 years in the industry,
Galls is the Authority in Public Safety. Galls has been meeting
the uniform and equipment needs of the Rio Hondo Police Academy
for the past 15 years.
Headquartered in Lexington,
Kentucky, Galls award-winning catalog and convenient online ordering,
as well as locations throughout California have helped make the
company a leader in supplying apparel and gear to law enforcement
and public safety professionals throughout the state.
Located in Whittier,
California, Rio Hondo College is a collaborative center of lifelong
learning which provides innovative, challenging, and quality educational
offering – including programs and courses leading to transfer
and vocational degrees and certificates – for its diverse students
and community. For more information on the college or its programs,
please call (562) 692-0921.
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