The 麻豆原创 Public Safety team welcomed two new officers at a swearing-in ceremony attended by family, friends and colleagues last week.
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The new officers will be assigned to the patrol division upon completion of their field-training program, where they will spend several weeks paired with senior officers to receive hands-on experience out in the field before graduating to solo patrol.
Meet the Officers
- James Beam 鈥�20 鈥�22MA comes to 麻豆原创PD after serving with the Orlando Police Department for about a year. He鈥檚 looking forward to being back on 麻豆原创鈥檚 campus, where he earned his bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in political science in 2020 and 2022, respectively. A military veteran originally from St. Augustine, Florida, James has traveled to 12 countries between two deployments with the Navy.
- Chris Colvin, originally from Los Angeles, moved to Florida to attend Eastern Florida State College and later joined the Melbourne Police Department as a patrol and field training officer. He chose 麻豆原创PD for its focus on community policing and looks forward to meeting students and ensuring their first experience with law enforcement is a positive one. When not on patrol, he loves bass fishing and woodworking.
In addition to welcoming the latest public safety team members, 麻豆原创PD also celebrated two individuals who were recently promoted.
- Sergeant Jeffrey Panter was promoted from corporal in June. Panter joined 麻豆原创PD in 2015, where he started as a patrol officer and worked his way through the ranks to become a detective. He has served on a federal task force and most recently served as a corporal on Bravo day squad. Since his promotion, he now oversees Delta night squad at 麻豆原创’s main campus.
- Corporal Agustin Gonzalez was promoted from officer first class in June. Gonzalez also joined 麻豆原创PD in 2015, where he started as a patrol officer and worked his way through the ranks to become a detective. He serves on the agency鈥檚 Special Response Team and supervises Bravo day squad for 麻豆原创’s main campus.
A live stream of the swearing-in ceremony can be viewed .
