LMPD recruit class exposed to different cultures, traditions on visit to Washington

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville Metro Police Department recruit class is just a few weeks from graduating.

The 13 recruits still enrolled in the class recently visited Washington, D.C. While in the nation's capitol, they went to several museums, including the Holocaust Memorial Museum and the National Museum of African American History.

One recruit called the trip a learning experience to help them become more empathetic police officers.

"They get a background on different cultures and different traditions," said Jaren Crittenden, one of the LMPD recruits. "It was a lot of people in our class who didn't know who Emmett Till was, so they didn't know about African American culture. They didn't know about the Holocaust and what happened with that. So just going on that trip really opened our eyes a lot."

The recruit class graduates Sept. 12.

Another recruit class with 28 members — the department's largest class in several years — is set to travel to Washington later this year before their January 2026 graduation.

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