31 NEW TROOPERS JOIN VSP RANKS

RICHMOND – On Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, the Commonwealth will graduate its 137^th generation of Virginia State Troopers. The 31 new troopers will be presented their diplomas during commencement exercises at 10 a.m. at the State Police Training Academy located at 7700 Midlothian Turnpike in North Chesterfield County. Governor Glenn Youngkin will speak at the graduation ceremony.

The new troopers have received more than 1,300 hours of classroom and field instruction in more than 100 different subjects, including de-escalation techniques, strategies to assist people in mental health crisis, ethics and leadership, fair and impartial policing, constitutional law, emergency medical trauma care, and public and community relations. The members of the 137^th Basic Session began their 28 weeks of academic, physical and practical training at the Academy June 30, 2022.

The soon-to-be graduates of the 137^th Basic Session are from every corner of the Commonwealth, as well as Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, New York and the countries of the Dominican Republic and Egypt.

Upon graduation, the new troopers will report to their individual duty assignments across Virginia. For their final phase of training, each trooper will spend an additional six weeks paired up with a Field Training Officer learning his or her new patrol area.

137^th BASIC GRADUATING CLASS

Name                                                  Hometown                                         Assignment

Ahmad Mahmoud Abuali                   Pompton Lakes, New Jersey               Springfield

Devon Gene Bridger                          North Port, Florida                              Shenandoah

Barry Joseph Calamusa                    Remlap, Alabama                               Page

Shannon Kelley Callahan                  Leesburg                                             Accomack

Jonathan Seth Carrington                 South Boston                                       Sussex

William Guy Chester                         Warrenton                                          York

Brandon Lee Collins                          Suffolk                                                 Portsmouth/Suffolk/Chesapeake

Candy Estefani Cruceta                    Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic   James City

Trevor Thomas Cullen                       Fishkill, New York                                Arlington/Fairfax

Jacob Alexander Culp                       Forest                                                  Gloucester

Keith William Damian                        Fairfax                                                 Springfield

Devin Matthew Dews                         Appomattox                                        Amelia

Shane Daniel Drayton                       Manahawkin, New Jersey                   Lancaster

Cody Lawrence Fisher                      Halifax                                                 Halifax

Luke Douglas Heard                         Suffolk                                                 Hampton/Newport News

Caleb Alexander Hubbard                 Meadows of Dan                                 Greensville

Carson Alexander Jeffris                   Fairfax                                                 Orange

Bryce Zachary Johnson                    Fairfax                                                 Albemarle

Caleb Owen Konopa                         Winchester                                          Albemarle

Caroline VanOsten Lehman              Natural Bridge                                     Louisa

Zackary James Lehman                    Christiansburg                                     Hanover/Henrico

Dustin Blaine Mays                            Rockbridge                                         Charlotte

Gilson Alexander Maza Jaramillo      Newark, NewJersey                            Westmoreland

William Aaron Miller                          Summersville                                      Hanover/Henrico

Ronald Blake Murphy                        Culpeper                                             Orange

William Rallins, IV                              New York, New York                           Portsmouth/Suffolk/Chesapeake

Trey Royal Sullivan                            New London, Connecticut                  Surry

Cong Thien Truong                            Oakland, California                             Hampton/Newport News

David Matthew Vaeth                         Blue Ridge                                         Pittsylvania

Mallory Ann Yowell                             Charlottesville                                    Mathews

George Fouad Zaki                            Cairo, Egypt                                       Hanover/Henrico

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Forever Blue and Gray, 137^th Leads the Way