More troopers are set to hit Alabama roadways and waterways
From the Action 8 West Alabama Newsroom — More law enforcement officers will be patrolling Alabama’s highways and waterways keeping people safe and saving lives.
Twenty-five new state troopers joined the ranks of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Friday morning in Selma.
It’s ALEA’s first class of new troopers to graduate in several years.
The members of the class all had prior law enforcement experience but still had to complete ten weeks of additional law enforcement training.
“We want the best. That’s what we want,” said Sgt. Jeremy Burkett.
“We want to make sure that when we have arresting officers that are with Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, they’re fully trained, fully prepared.”
Twenty-two of the new troopers will patrol Alabama roadways in the Highway Patrol.
The other three will patrol state waterways with the Marine Patrol.
