By Linda Trischitta

10:08 a.m. EDT, June 8, 2012

Six South Florida law enforcement officers are graduating today from the most recent class of the FBI National Academy, John V. Gillies, special agent in charge of the FBI Miami division announced.

They are: Lt. Kathleen Ream-Fisher, Key West Police; Capt. Nancy Grimes, Palm Beach Sheriffs Office; Maj. Mark Jeter, Miami-Dade Police; Robert Breeden, Asst. Special Agent in Charge, Florida Department of Law Enforcement; Sgt. Jack Vaccaro, Lighthouse Point Police and Chief Thomas Nagy, Hillsboro Beach Police.

The FBI says academy alumni comprise less than one percent of the countrys law enforcement officers. They were selected by their departments and, with about 250 other officers, completed a 10-week course that began April 12th in Quantico, Virginia.

Studies included law, behavioral science; forensic science; understanding terrorism; leadership development; communication and health and fitness.

Participants come from around the U.S., its territories and 150 countries. They gain a big picture perspective on trends and crime-fighting techniques, and build their network of law enforcement peers. The academy was created in 1935 and 1,000 officers attend it each year.

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