Burbank Police cadet Julie Oates attends her graduation ceremony, which took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 15, 2011. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Burbank Police cadet Kyomi Scott, center, shakes hands with Burbank Police Chief Scott LaChasse during her graduation ceremony, which took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 15, 2011. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Burbank Police cadet Sarah Brady, right, receives her certificate from Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca during her graduation ceremony, which took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 15, 2011. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Burbank Police cadet Sarah Brady, center, shakes hands with Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca during her graduation ceremony, which took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 15, 2011. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Burbank Police cadet Juli Oates attends her graduation ceremony, which took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 15, 2011. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Burbank Police cadet Kyomi Scott sings the national anthem during her graduation ceremony, which took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 15, 2011. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)