Members of Metropolitan Police Department's recruit class 2012-3 stand in line as they wait to process for their graduation Oct. 26, 2012, at the Metropolitan Police Academy in Southwest Washington. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Members of Metropolitan Police Department's recruit class 2012-3 stand in line as they wait to process for their graduation Oct. 26, 2012, at the Metropolitan Police Academy in Southwest Washington. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)