LILLINGTON - Eight individuals are among the most recent graduates of the Central Carolina Community College Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program.

The graduates - with hometowns listed -- are Preston Ford of Dunn, Tyler Gourley of Fuquay-Varina, Megan Grubb of Vass, Clint Lovett of Dunn, Perin Molitor of Cary, Stephanie Suarez-Mendo of Coats, Marvin Wideman of Sanford, and Jamal Worthy of Spring Lake.

A ceremony to honor the graduates was held Nov. 22 at the CCCC Harnett Main Campus in Lillington.

Guest speaker was Sergeant Marcus Bethea of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Others participating in the program were Roy E. Allen, CCCC Associate Dean of Public Safety and Criminal Justice; Jamie Brunson, CCCC Interim BLET Director; Chief Cary Jackson, Dunn Police Department / Qualified Assistant CCCC BLET; Lt. W. Scott Jeffries, Harnett County Sheriff's Office; and Preston Ford, Cadet and Class Leader.

Several of the graduates were recognized for outstanding achievement during their training. They were: Fastest Police Officers Physical Abilities Test (POPAT) - Chase/ Apprehension - Jamal Worthy; Fastest Police Officers Physical Abilities Test (POPAT) - Rescue - Tyler Gourley; Jimmy Collins Top Gun Award - Marvin Wideman; Highest Class Average - Preston Ford; and Highest State Exam - Preston Ford.

Class sponsors were the Coats Police Department, Dunn Police Department, Fuquay-Varina Police Department, Harnett County Sheriff's Office, Moore County Sheriff's Office, and Siler City Police Department.

To learn more about the Central Carolina Community College Basic Law Enforcement Training program, visit www.cccc.edu/blet.