'The real work is about to begin': Emotional graduation for EPPD's newest police officers

The 16 recruits left standing in the El Paso Police Academy sit next to one another on graduation day, with a badge officially over their chest and an emblem pinned by the chief over their heart.

The 133rd Academy Class of the El Paso Police Department has officially ‘Become the Badge.’

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