Police Training Academy Ribbon Cutting

What:   Police Training Academy Ribbon Cutting

When: Thursday, November 21 at 9:00 a.m.          

Where: 6902 Yorktown Boulevard, 78414      

Who:   Mayor Paulette Guajardo

            Peter Zanoni, City Manager

            Mike Markle, Chief of Police, Corpus Christi Police Department

            Greg Stevens, Executive Director, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

            Dr. Mark Escamilla, President, Del Mar College

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - The City of Corpus Christi will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the Corpus Christi Police Training Academy. The new 34,000-square foot facility replaces the current training academy, which was built in 1981.

CCPD Chaplain Antwine Charles will deliver the ceremony’s invocation. The Most Reverend Michael Mulvey, Bishop of the Archdiocese of Corpus Christi, will also be on hand to perform a blessing of the building.

The ceremony will be available for viewing on the following City social media channels:

• Facebook: @citygov
• YouTube: CCTVCorpusChristi

Reasonable accommodations are provided upon request and in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please call 361-826-3211 in advance for assistance or to request a reasonable accommodation.

Media representatives can also contact Rachel Esses, Senior Public Information Officer, at 361-826-3884 or by email at rachele@cctexas.com.