This Press release is reference one of our Officers completing the FBI National Academy.
The FBI National Academy is considered the most prestigious law enforcement school available. The National Academy has long been a vital element in the continuing improvement of law enforcement standards, knowledge, and cooperation throughout the world. The FBI National Academy provides a wide range of leadership and specialized training, as well as an opportunity for professional law enforcement officers to share ideas, techniques, and experiences. Attendees are invited after being nominated by their department. Once nominated, the Officers undergo an extensive background check and interview process. Admission to the FBI National Academy is very limited: only 1/2 of 1 percent of all law enforcement in the world are invited by the Director of the FBI to attend the academy. Law Enforcement officers from around the world submit to concentrated studies and demanding physical training for ten weeks. Once the officers graduate from the National Academy, they are encouraged to join the FBI National Academy Associates located in their State or region.
Sgt. Gary L. Baumgardner (as pictured to the left) is the first Police Officer from the Conewago Township Police Department and or Adams County at large to attend the FBI National Academy. Gary Baumgardner began his Law Enforcement career in 1996 after graduating from the Reading City Police Academy. In the year 2000 Baumgardner joined Conewago Township. In 2005 Gary L. Baumgardner was promoted to Corporal and in that same year he was named local and state Law Enforcement Officer of the year by the Forty & Eight, a World War II veterans group.
In 2007 Baumgardner was
promoted to Sergeant.
Respectfully,
Chief David L. Williams