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Deputy Chief Renee Veldman Graduates from FBI National Academy
Grandville, MI - Chief Paul Anglim announced that Deputy Chief Renee Veldman has graduated as a member of the 283rd session of the FBI National Academy. The graduation took place at the National Academy in Quantico, Virginia this morning. Deputy Chief Veldman is the first officer in department history to complete this prestigious program. Nationally, fewer than one percent of officers have the opportunity to attend the program.
The 283rd session consistent of two hundred and thirty-five law enforcement officers from forty-nine states and the District of Columbia. The class included members of law enforcement agencies from twenty-one countries, five military organizations, and five federal and civilian agencies.
Deputy Chief Veldman began her law enforcement career in the City of Hastings, Michigan in 1991 as a patrol officer. She joined the Grandville Police Department in 1994. Renee has served as a patrol officer, a vice detective and during this time as a narcotics detection K-9 handler, detective, patrol sergeant, crisis negotiatior, detective sergeant. Renee was promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief of Police in 2020. She holds a Master of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Administration from Aquinas College, and an Associates of Arts in Criminal Justice from Grand Rapids Community College.
About the FBI National Academy
FBI Academy instructors, special agents, and other staff with advanced degrees provide the training; many instructors are recognized internationally in their fields. Since 1972, National Academy students have been able to earn undergraduate and graduate credits from the University of Virginia, which accredits many of the courses offered. A total of 53,671 graduates have completed the FBI National Academy since it began in 1935. The National Academy is held at the FBI Training Academy in Quantico, the same facility where the FBI trains its new special agents and intelligence analysts.
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