Boothbay Region High School Class of 2023 graduate Caden Royal graduated from the 49th Basic Law Enforcement Training Program at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy on June 5. For the past 18 weeks, he and other graduates have trained hard and learned various skills and knowledge to become certified police officers.

Royal became a officer for  Falmouth Police department in October of 2025. He will now begin a Field Training Program with experienced officers from the Falmouth Police Department. Caden is the son of Stacy Peters and Grandson of Pam Peters and the late Dennis Peters.