Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces December graduates

YODER – Sixty-one new law enforcement officers were congratulated by Wichita Police Department Chief Gordon Ramsay during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center on Dec. 9.

The new officers were members of the 242nd 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 Professional & Continuing Education.

The graduates, who began their training Aug. 29, represented 43 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.

Allen County

Humboldt Police Department; Drake Tilman; patrol officer; Humboldt

Anderson County

Anderson County Sheriff’s Office; Bert McFaul; deputy; Garnett

Atchison County

Atchison Police Department; David Stochlin; patrol officer; Atchison

Atchison Police Department; Jacob Stutz; patrol officer; Atchison

Barber County

Barber County Sheriff's Office; Garret McLemore; deputy; Medicine Lodge

Barton County

Great Bend Police Department; Ethan Henderson; patrol officer; Great Bend

Great Bend Police Department; Joshua Suss; patrol officer; Great Bend

Butler County

Butler Community College, Department of Public Safety; Daniel Frazier; patrol officer; El Dorado

Cherokee County

Cherokee County Sheriff's Department; Gavin Brittain; deputy; Columbus

Columbus Police Department; Dennis Petty; patrol officer; Columbus

Comanche County

Comanche County Sheriff's Office; Garth Koehn; deputy; Coldwater

Crawford County

Pittsburg Police Department; Joshua Garcia; patrol officer; Pittsburg

Ford County

Dodge City Police Department; Carlos Acosta; police officer; Dodge City

Dodge City Police Department; Madeline Merchen; patrol officer; Dodge City

Ford County Sheriff's Office; John Stubbs; deputy; Dodge City

Franklin County

Ottawa Police Department; Adam Seyler; police officer; Ottawa

Ottawa Police Department; Joshua Swab; patrol officer; Ottawa

Franklin County Sheriff's Office; Nicholas Treantafeles; deputy; Ottawa

Geary County

Junction City Police Department; Marco Pacheco; police officer; Junction City

Junction City Police Department; Tara Sims; patrol officer; Junction City

Greenwood County

Greenwood County Sheriff's Office; Arbary Bables; deputy; Eureka

Harvey County

Newton Police Department; Charles Shanahan; police officer; Newton

Jackson County

Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Police; Talon Shipshee; patrol officer; Mayetta

Leavenworth County

Lansing Police Department; Sean Gowdy; police officer; Lansing

Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office; Patrick Horton; deputy; Leavenworth

Leavenworth Police Department; Robert Scoda; patrol officer; Leavenworth

Logan County

Oakley Police Department; Corey Dipman; patrol officer; Oakley

Marshall County

Marysville Police Department; Tyler Williams; patrol officer; Marysville

McPherson County

McPherson Police Department; Anthony Jones; patrol officer; McPherson

McPherson Police Department; Logan Plummer; patrol officer; McPherson

Marquette Police Department; Jacob Willems; patrol officer; Marquette

Miami County

Osawatomie Department of Public Safety; Ryan Schultz; patrol officer; Osawatomie

Mongtomery County

Cherryvale Police Department; Nicholas Bilby; patrol officer; Cherryvale

Phillips County

Phillips County Sheriff's Office; Christopher Davis; deputy; Phillipsburg

Pratt County

Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism; Brandon Allee; park ranger; Pratt

Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism; Timothy Jordan; ranger; Pratt

Reno County

Hutchinson Police Department; Scott Finster; patrol officer; Hutchinson

Haven Police Department; Matthew Hayden; patrol officer; Haven

Hutchinson Police Department; Jacob Moore; patrol officer; Hutchinson

Hutchinson Police Department; Robert Prince; patrol officer; Hutchinson

Reno County Sheriff's Office; Jonathon Washabaugh; patrol deputy; Hutchinson

Rice County

Lyons Police Department; Ethan Kelly; patrol officer; Lyons

Riley County

Riley County Police Department; Daniel Donovan; patrol officer; Manhattan

Riley County Police Department; Shawn Goggins; patrol officer; Manhattan

Riley County Police Department; Christian Lehmann; patrol officer; Manhattan

Saline County

Salina Police Department; Kristopher Harvey; officer; Salina

Salina Police Department; Sabrina Voorhees; patrol officer; Salina

Sedgwick County

Bel Aire Police Department; Aaron Crouse; police officer; Bel Aire

Seward County

Liberal Police Department; Brian Francis; patrol officer; Liberal

Liberal Police Department; James McCann; patrol officer; Liberal

Shawnee County

Shawnee County Sheriff's Office; Jordan Mullin; deputy; Topeka

Shawnee County Sheriff's Office; David Vaughn; deputy; Topeka

Wichita County

Wichita County Sheriff's Department ; Jacob Winchester; deputy; Leoti

Wilson County

Fredonia Police Department; Christian Powell; patrol officer; Fredonia

Wyandotte County

Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office; Nathaniel Faulkner; deputy; Kansas City

Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office; Shayne Henre; deputy; Kansas City

KU Med Center Police; James Hill; patrol officer; Kansas City

KU Med Center Police; James Maurer; patrol officer; Kansas City

KU Med Center Police; Benjamin Weissenbach; police officer; Kansas City.