DANFORTH, Maine — Maine’s newest state troopers received their badges Friday, April 13, in a ceremony at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.
Among the five troopers receiving their badges is Shauna Beaudoin, a 2013 graduate of East Grand High School.
The new troopers completed 10 weeks of specialized state police training, according to Steve McCausland, public safety spokesperson for the Maine State Police. All are previous graduates of the academy.
The new troopers will now patrol with a veteran trooper before beginning to patrol on their own. The graduation speaker was Governor Paul LePage who noted that the five troopers all grew up in Maine and thanked them for wanting to serve their state.
Deputy Chief of the state police, John Cote, told the new troopers, “ you will witness events and activities that few people see, and your presence represents order, compassion and reason.”
State Police accept job applications continually and have fourteen vacancies in the 330 person department.
Beaudoin grew up in Brookton Township in Washington County and was active in sports while attending East Grand High School. She was also an assistant varsity softball coach, alongside her father Shaun.
Beaudoin graduated from Husson University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and is a former reserve police officer in Wells.
She is assigned to Troop J in Washington County.
