Flagler County, FL - The Chief of Flagler County Sheriff's Office's (FCSO) Community Policing Division will head to the prestigious FBI National Academy (FBINA) in Quantico, VA for a 10-week training course in January.
Division Chief Paul Bovino will attend the professional course after being nominated, among other national and international law enforcement managers, for his superior leadership qualities with FCSO. Only 1% of all law enforcement officers receive the invitation to FBINA during their whole careers. The goal of FBINA is to raise law enforcement standards, knowledge, and cooperation worldwide.
The FBI National Academy began in July of 1935 in an effort to standardize and professionalize law enforcement agencies throughout the country by way of centralized training. The Academy's creation was supported by The International Association of Chiefs of Police, Congress, and the Department of Justice. FBINA was originally dubbed "FBI Police Training School."
"This is a great honor for Chief Bovino and the FCSO. This type of training will continue to improve Flagler County and the leadership at the Sheriff's Office," says Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly. Staly and Commander Bob Weber are the only other FCSO graduates of FBINA, according to the Sheriff's Office. Now Bovino will get his shot at this rare opportunity.
Bovino began his career with FCSO in 1996 as a Deputy Sheriff. He commands the Community Policing Division, or uniform patrol, which is the largest and most visible FCSO Division. The deputies that he is in charge of patrol neighborhoods and businesses and are often the first deputies to respond to calls for service. The Division also encompasses the K-9 unit, Bicycle Unit, Traffic Enforcement Unit, and Agricultural Unit.
(Photo of Bovino courtesy FCSO)
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