Swearing in, promotion ceremony held at PPD

Posted on July 8, 2015

When law enforcement officers are sworn in, the oath they take is not made to an individual but rather to a document: the Constitution of the United States.

“It is not a perfect document, but it is the most perfect document we have today,” Perry Police Department (PPD) Chief Jamie Cruse said Tuesday morning during a swearing-in ceremony for the city’s newest police officer, Ptl. Austin Groover.

PHOTO: Sgt. Brian Curry, right, accepts his promotion stripes from Perry Police Department Chief Jamie Cruse.

PHOTO: PPD’s newest patrolman, Austin Groover, right, was sworn in Tuesday. He will begin a 14-week field training and evaluation when he starts his first official shift Friday.

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