Members of the 153rd Basic Peace Officer Class received training certificates during a graduation ceremony at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy.

The 48 graduates will now assume duties as peace officers for 29 Ohio agencies.

Among the new graduates is Brooklynn Downing of the Findlay Police Department.

Downing is a graduate of McComb High School and attended Owens Community College before completing the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy.

Officer Downing will be assigned to the department’s Patrol Division.

Officer Downing is pictured with Findlay Police Chief James Mathias and Lt. Dave Hill.

The 21-week basic course began in August.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy’s Basic Peace Officer course meets and exceeds the training requirements developed by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and offers comprehensive instruction in more than 150 topics, including criminal law, traffic law, community relations, physical training, self-defense, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, standardized field sobriety testing and electronic speed measuring devices.

The Patrol’s Training Academy is recognized as a “STAR-certified” academy by the Ohio Attorney General for its excellence in training.