A Burke teen has graduated from the Junior Law Cadet Program, co-sponsored by the Virginia State Police and The American Legion.
Adam L. King was one of 38 Virginia teens to graduate at the Virginia State Police Academy in Chesterfield County during the Friday afternoon ceremony.
The week-long program for students who have completed their junior year gives teens the chance to experience a trooper-in-training program, including classes on crime scene investigation, officer survivor, and more.
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“It’s a valuable experience, especially for teenagers who have an interest in pursuing law enforcement as a career,” Colonel W. Steven Flaherty, superintendent of the Virginia State Police, stated in a press release.
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