The Mohawk Valley Police Academy Class of 2025-1 graduation…

The Mohawk Valley Police Academy Class of 2025-1 graduation was held this evening at the Stanley Theatre in Utica. The Police Academy is co-administered by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and the Utica Police Department.

Class 2025-1 included eighteen recruits from the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, Utica, Rome, Oneida City, Lowville, and Dewitt Police Departments. The class endured 6 months of intense classroom and reality training at the Mohawk Valley Police Academy located on the Utica Campus of the Mohawk Valley Community College and 3 months of field training with their respective law enforcement agencies.

List of Graduates:

Dewitt Police Department:

Officer Ty Howington

Officer Alexis Pitcher

Officer Ioannis Raptis

Lowville Police Department:

Officer Miranda Bourgeois

Oneida City Police Department:

Officer Isabella Barner

Officer Jacob Clark

Officer Dylan Lawrence

Oneida County Sheriff’s Office

Deputy Eldar Mujic

Deputy Bryan Johnston

Rome Police Department:

Officer Jhanger Brito

Officer Tyler Pelton

Officer Valerie Rivas-Gonzalez

Officer Ashton Thompson

Utica Police Department:

Officer Anthony Altieri

Officer Edward Rodriguez

Officer Aven Vargas

Officer Liam Williams

Officer Lexis Youngs

We congratulate all of the graduates on their successful completion of the academy.