VASSALBORO – Fifty-three police officers graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Friday morning, some of whom are on the job and likely to be patrolling this weekend.

The new officers completed 18 weeks of study and training in many diverse areas such as criminal and traffic enforcement, sexual assault, domestic violence, first aid, firearms and crime scene processing.

The commencement speaker was Maine Attorney General Janet Mills.

The new officers are: Officer Joseph D. Baillargeon, Bangor Police; Officer William K. Haefele, Bangor Police; Officer Joshua J. Wotton, Bangor Police; Officer Daniel P. Fitzpatrick II, Belfast Police; Officer Eli G. Poore, Berwick Police; Officer Timothy P. Williams, Berwick Police; Officer Mathew T. McNutt, Biddeford Police; Officer Daniel M. Harlan, Bucksport Police; Officer Corey J. Saucier, Caribou Police; Officer Rory B. Diffin, Cape Elizabeth Police; Officer Brian P. Delaney, Eliot Police; Officer Andrew R. Weatherbee, Ellsworth Police; Officer Brandon T. Paxton, Freeport Police; Deputy Christopher R. Sargent, Hancock County Sheriff’s Office; Officer Kristin J. Calaman, Houlton Police; Officer Daniel P. Shaw, Kennebunk Police; Officer Jason T. Hafner, Kennebunkport Police; Officer Brian P. Bourgoin, Lewiston Police; Deputy Justin S. Drake, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office; Officer Jeffrey E. Williams, Lisbon Police; Trooper Recruit Scott M. Quintero, Richmond, State Police; Trooper Recruit Gregory R. Roy, Lisbon Falls, State Police; Trooper Recruit Jonathan K. Russell, Woodstock, State Police; Trooper Recruit Ryan M. Short, South Berwick, State Police; Officer William H. Cook IV, Mechanic Falls Police; Officer Gary R. Lakeman II, Millinocket Police; Officer Matthew D. Sylvester, Monmouth Police; Officer Jacob E. Day, Mount Desert Police; Officer Amanda L. Smith, Newport Police; Officer Jonathan J. Koelker, North Berwick Police; Officer Evan T. Bomba, Portland Police; Officer Robert L. Cunningham, Portland Police; Officer Matthew C. Dissell, Portland Police; Officer Charles H. Hodgdon, Portland Police; Officer Joshua D. McDonald, Portland Police; Officer Alexander M. Smith, Ogunquit Police; Officer Daniel B. Merrill, Orono Police; Officer Andrew L. Redden, Rockland Police; Officer Dana E. Smith Jr., Rockport Police; Officer Michael E. Belanger, Rumford Police; Officer Joseph D. Jourdain, Sanford Police; Officer Susan M. Ruby, Sanford Police; Officer Alfred J. Giusto, Topsham Police; Devan E. Philbrick, tuition student from Husson College; Officer Aaron P. Arsenault, Southwest Harbor Police; Officer Shane F. Hughes, University of Maine, Orono, Department of Public Safety; Officer Dustin D. Charette, Van Buren Police; Officer Michel P. Dutil, Waldoboro Police; Deputy Gerald R. Lincoln Jr., Waldo County Sheriff’s Office; Officer Andrew L. McMullen, Waterville Police; Officer Rachel A. Horning, Wells Police; Officer Steven L. Stubbs, Windham Police; Officer Haley L. Fleming, Winslow Police.