{"id":30994,"date":"2026-05-07T10:08:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/?p=30994"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:08:24","slug":"media-advisory-governor-moore-colonel-jackson-to-address-maryland-state-police-160th-academy-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/2026\/05\/07\/media-advisory-governor-moore-colonel-jackson-to-address-maryland-state-police-160th-academy-class\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA ADVISORY: GOVERNOR MOORE, COLONEL JACKSON TO ADDRESS MARYLAND STATE POLICE 160th ACADEMY CLASS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(REISTERSTOWN, MD) \u2013 Governor Wes Moore and Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Michael A. Jackson will address the 160<sup>th<\/sup> Academy Class as 26 graduates join the ranks of Maryland\u2019s Finest.<\/p>\n<p>Class 160 consists of military veterans, paramedics, college graduates and six were Maryland State Police cadets. Nearly 60% of the candidates took advantage of the Associate of Applied Science Degree program, offered through Frederick Community College. In January, the class was recognized at the Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge for the \u201cMost Money Raised by an Academy Class\u201d with more than $8,900.<\/p>\n<p>Trooper candidates navigate through 28 weeks of rigorous training at the Maryland State Police Academy before completing two months of field training after graduation. Families, friends, and fellow members of the Maryland State Police and other law enforcement agencies will attend the graduation ceremony. Congratulations to the 160<sup>th<\/sup> Academy Class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MARYLAND STATE POLICE 160th TROOPER CANDIDATE CLASS GRADUATION<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FRIDAY, May 8, 2026, AT 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LIFEPOINT CHURCH<br \/>1701 EMORY ROAD<br \/>REISTERSTOWN, MARYLAND\u00a0 21136<strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECTIONS:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Take I-695 to I-795 N\/Northwest Expy\/Exit 19. Continue on MD-140 W. Turn right onto Glen Falls Rd. Turn left onto Hollingsworth Rd. Turn right onto Emory Rd.\/MD-91 N.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Media is asked to RSVP for the graduation <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfPCDsbK5OeAHhAMilgp01n_nfj_JQD3JxSNoNraBmMf-BaTA\/viewform?usp=publish-editor\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>LIVESTREAM AVAILABLE:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MarylandStatePolice\/streams\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MarylandStatePolice\/streams<\/a><br \/>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarylandStatePolice\/live_videos\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarylandStatePolice\/live_videos<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\n<p>CONTACT:\u00a0 Office of Media Communications, msp.media@maryland.gov<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(REISTERSTOWN, MD) \u2013 Governor Wes Moore and Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Michael A. 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Nearly 60% of the candidates took advantage of the<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/2026\/05\/07\/media-advisory-governor-moore-colonel-jackson-to-address-maryland-state-police-160th-academy-class\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":260,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/260"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30994"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30995,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30994\/revisions\/30995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}