Did you know that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began providing standardized, professional training to law enforcement professionals in 1935? Since its founding, the FBI National Academy has trained 55,797 law enforcement professionals from across the globe. This training aims to enhance the administration of justice in police departments and agencies both domestically and abroad, raising law enforcement standards, knowledge, and cooperation worldwide.

The FBI Sacramento Field Office referred 16 law enforcement professionals to this program in 2024. They represent law enforcement agencies based within the 34-county region the FBI Sacramento Field Office serves. FBI National Academy graduates in 2024 include:

• Deputy Division Chief Luke Blehm
  California Alcoholic Beverage Control
• Captain Andrew Beasley
  California Highway Patrol
• Lieutenant Noah Hawkins
  California Highway Patrol
• Captain Anthony Horner
  California Highway Patrol
• Lieutenant Lou Wright
  Folsom Police Department
• Captain Brandon Pursell, Jr.
  Fresno County Sheriff’s Office
• Lieutenant Jerardo “Charlie” Chamalbide
  Fresno Police Department.
• Chief Deputy Erik Levig
  Kern County Sheriff’s Office
• Captain Ray Reyna
  Modesto Police Department
• Chief Brandon Gillespie
  Modesto Police Department
• Chief Investigator Mary Green
  Placer County District Attorney’s Office
• Lieutenant Mark Lopez
  Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office
• Captain Vance Chandler
  Sacramento Police Department
• Chief Rudolfo Alcaraz
  Selma Police Department
• Lieutenant Craig Collins
  Solano County Sheriff’s Office
• Octavio Lopez
  Tracy Police Department.

Following graduation, each officer may join the FBI National Academy Associates, Inc., a dynamic organization of more than 14,000 law enforcement professionals who continue improving the level of competency, cooperation, and integrity among the global law enforcement community.

Courses during the rigorous, 10-week program include intelligence theory, terrorism and terrorist mindsets, management science, law, behavioral science, law enforcement communication, and forensic science. Students and their respective law enforcement agencies receive tuition, books, equipment, meals, lodging, or travel to and from the training facility at no cost.

The FBI National Academy program was originally launched as the “FBI Police Training School” in response to the 1930 Wickersham Commission report recommending standardization and professionalization of law enforcement in the United States through centralized training. At the time, courses included scientific aids in crime detection, preparation of reports, and criminal investigation techniques as well as administration and organization. To learn more about the FBI National Academy, visit https://www.fbi.gov/services/training-academy/national-academy.