Seventeen Basic Law Enforcement Training students were recognized in graduation ceremonies Thursday, May 21, at Beaufort County Community College that also included a memorial for a fallen officer.

Johnny M. Blaylock of Aurora; Doninic R. Franks and Kelly J. Tate of Bath; Kasey F. Clayton of Belhaven; Aaron M. Moore of Blounts Creek; Isreal E. Roughton, III, of Columbia; Jason A. Bliss of Engelhard; George B. Warner of Greenville; Terrance L. Flaugher of Jamesville; Robert L. King of Ocracoke; William R. Waters of Pinetown; William T. Warren of Stokes; Isaiah S. McCullor of Swan Quarter, and Eric V. Cahoon, Archie J. Quintana, Timothy S. Tetterton and Jedediah D. Zelenky of Washington.

BLET is a six-and-a-half-month curriculum designed to give students essential skills required for entry-level employment as law enforcement officers with state, county or municipal governments or private enterprise.

Using state-mandated topics and methods of instruction, the program covers such topics as criminal, juvenile, civil, traffic and alcohol beverage laws; investigative, patrol, custody and court procedures; emergency responses, and ethics and community relations.

Successful graduates are qualified to take certification exams mandated by the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and/or the N.C. Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission.

The next BLET Academy at BCCC will begin in August. For more information on the BLET program, interested persons can contact Larry Barnes, BLET director, at 252-940-6374 or Pauline Godley, Law Enforcement Programs administrative assistant at 252-940-6232.