Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy Graduates 67th Class
It was almost exactly seven years ago – Feb. 28, 2011 – that the Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy commenced offering training at Niagara University.
Yesterday, the police academy graduated its 67th class – its 16th at NU – during a ceremony held in the Castellani Art Museum.
Niagara County District Attorney Caroline A. Wojtaszek was the ceremony’s keynote speaker. A graduate of SUNY Brockport and the University at Buffalo School of Law, Wojtaszek was elected as Niagara County’s district attorney in November 2016, making her the first woman elected to the position.
NCLEA co-directors Lt. Shawn Grapes and Detective John Faso presented diplomas to the following graduates:
- Shawn Amann, Kenmore Police Department
- Matthew Bailey , Genesee County Sheriff’s Office
- Wade Boyer, Lockport Police Department
- Frank Burkhart , North Tonawanda Police Department
- Justin Claps, Niagara Falls Police Department
- Zachariah Fierle, Town of Tonawanda Police Department
- Kevin Gruarin, Town of Niagara Police Department
- Austin Heberlein, Genesee County Sheriff’s Office
- David Kelting, Town of Tonawanda Police Department
- Richard Messmer, Medina Police Department
- Andrew Mullen, Genesee County Sheriff’s Office
- Elizabeth Taibi , Pre-Employment
- Justin Tomaszewski, North Tonawanda Police Department
- Derek VanDemortal, Town of Tonawanda Police Department
- Christopher Wesolowski, Niagara County Sheriff’s Office