- May 29th, 2008, 8:37 pm
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It appears Medic isn't the only LU alum doing the police academy thing. From a Maine fishwrap ...
Hladik earns top honorsClick Here for Full Story
By Donna M. Perry , Staff Writer
Thursday, May 29, 2008
LIVERMORE FALLS - A Buckfield man is the second Livermore Falls police officer to become valedictorian of his class at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.
Cort Hladik, 22, said becoming a police officer is something he has wanted to do since he was a boy.
"I was probably 5 years old when my parents gave me a plastic badge, police hat ... and ever since then I've always wanted to do it," Hladik said.
He graduated from the academy Friday after 18 weeks, and was back on the job Sunday night patrolling the streets. He joined the force in November 2007.
Hladik, who has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., was among 42 law enforcement officers in his class.