Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces January graduates


YODER – Fifty-six new law enforcement officers were congratulated by U.S. District Court Judge Eric Melgren during their Jan. 15 graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center.

The new officers were members of the 237th basic training class at the center. Located one mile west and one mile south of Yoder, near Hutchinson, the center is a division of University of Kansas Continuing Education.

The graduates, who began their training Sept. 21, 2015, represented 39 municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies from across Kansas.

Graduates receive certificates of course completion from KLETC and Kansas law enforcement certification from the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training, the state’s law enforcement licensing authority. The training course fulfills the state requirement for law enforcement training. Classroom lectures and hands-on applications help train officers to solve the increasingly complex problems they face in the line of duty.

Established by the Kansas Legislature in 1968, the center trains the majority of municipal, county and state law enforcement officers in Kansas and oversees the training of the remaining officers at seven authorized and certified academy programs operated by local law enforcement agencies and the Kansas Highway Patrol.

About 300 officers enroll annually in the 14-week basic training program. The center offered continuing education and specialized training to as many as 5,600 Kansas officers each year. Funding for the training center is generated from court docket fees from municipal and state courts. No funds from the state’s general revenue are used to operate the center.

Graduates who granted permission to release their names are listed below by agency.

 

Butler County

Augusta Department of Public Safety; Caleb Hayes; public safety officer; Augusta

Augusta Department of  Public Safety; Christopher Kowaleski; public safety officer; Augusta

 

Cloud County

Cloud County Sheriff's Department; Ashley Tobald; deputy; Concordia

 

Cowley County

Arkansas City Police Department; Corey Combs; patrol officer; Arkansas City

Arkansas City Police Department; Wade Hammond; patrol officer; Arkansas City

Winfield Police Department; Dakota Richardson; patrol officer; Winfield

 

Dickinson County

Herington Police Department; Patrick Thibodeau; police officer I; Herington

 

Douglas County

Eudora Police Department; Chad Robertson; patrol officer; Eudora

 

Ellis County

Hays Police Department; Samantha Nielsen; patrol officer; Hays

Fort Hays State University Police Department; Jonathan Rupp; patrol officer; Hays

Hays Police Department; Nolan Weiser; officer; Hays

 

Franklin County

Ottawa Police Department; Paola Alarcon; patrol officer; Ottawa

Ottawa Police Department; Joseph Carrier; police officer; Ottawa

 

Geary County

Geary County Sheriff's Department; Chad Tylicki; deputy; Junction City

Geary County Sheriff's Department; Terry Walker; deputy; Junction City

 

Graham County

Hill City Police Department; Ryan Burton; patrol officer; Hill City

 

Harper County

Harper County Sheriff's Department; Vance Williams; deputy; Anthony; Harper County

 

Harvey County

Newton Police Department; Morgan Hinz; patrol officer; Newton

Halstead Police Department; Shawn Robinson; patrol officer; Halstead

 

Jackson County

Holton Police Department; Nathan Osborn; patrol officer; Holton

 

Jefferson County

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office; Travis Mumma; deputy; Oskaloosa

 

Kiowa County

Kiowa County Sheriff's Department; Tyler Finch; deputy; Greensburg

 

Labette County

Parsons Police Department; Jennifer Blair; patrol officer; Parsons

 

Leavenworth County

Leavenworth Police Department; Paul Bohannon; patrol officer; Leavenworth

Leavenworth Police Department; Matthew Harrington; patrol officer; Leavenworth

Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office; Russell Klepees; deputy; Leavenworth

 

Lyon County

Lyon County Sheriff; Charles Moore; deputy; Emporia

 

McPherson County

McPherson Police Department; Trevor Cole; patrol officer; McPherson

 

Meade County

Meade Police Department; Douglas Ritter; patrol officer; Meade

 

Morris County

Council Grove Police Department; Jenna Herrington; Officer; Council Grove

 

Pratt County

Pratt County Sheriff Office; Tate Rosenbaum; deputy; Pratt

 

Reno County

Reno County Sheriff's Office; Shelby Shull; deputy; Hutchinson

 

Rice County

Rice County Sheriff's Department; John Poe; deputy; Lyons

 

Riley County

Riley County Police Department; Jason Krause; police officer; Manhattan

Riley County Police Department; Jesse Shane; patrol officer; Manhattan

Riley County Police Department; John Wolf; patrol officer; Manhattan

 

Rush County

Rush County Sheriff; Brett Straub; deputy; La Crosse

 

Saline County

Salina Police Department; Keith Anderson; patrol officer; Salina

Salina Police Department; William Burgess; patrol officer; Salina


Sedgwick County

Derby Police Department; Justin Malcom; patrol officer; Derby

Haysville Police Department; Thomas Oldenettel; patrol officer; Haysville

Maize Police Department; Carrie Phelps; patrol officer; Maize

Maize Police Department; Logan Self; patrol officer; Maize

Haysville Police Department; Aaron Watkins; patrol officer; Haysville


Seward County

Seward County Sheriff's Department; Clemente Torres; deputy; Liberal

 

Shawnee County

Shawnee County Sheriff Office; Austin Killinger; deputy; Topeka

Shawnee County Sheriff Office; Samantha Kopp; deputy; Topeka

Shawnee County Sheriff Office; Scott Ruthig; deputy; Topeka

 

Wilson County

Wilson County Sheriff's Office; Brett Goins; deputy; Fredonia

 

Wyandotte County

Wyandotte County Sheriff's Department; Andrew Collins; deputy; Kansas City

University of Kansas Medical Center Police Department; John Crocker; patrol officer; Kansas City

Wyandotte County Sheriff's Department; Christina Hopkins; deputy; Kansas City.

Tue, 01/19/2016

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Lisa Webster

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