Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces November graduates
YODER – Fifty-seven new law enforcement officers were congratulated by Barry Grissom, U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas, during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Nov. 14.
The new officers were members of the 231st 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 Aug. 11, represented 40 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 county.
Barton County
Hoisington Police Department; Ryan Conley; patrol officer; Hoisington
Bourbon County
Bourbon County Sheriff’s Department; Kevin Davidson; deputy; Fort Scott
Brown County
Brown County Sheriff’s Department; Chuck Lowe; deputy; Hiawatha
Butler County
Butler County Sheriff’s Office; Thomas Akers; deputy; El Dorado
Butler County Sheriff’s Office; Kyle Gibson; deputy; El Dorado
Butler County Sheriff’s Office; Stephen Silvernale; deputy; El Dorado
Butler County Sheriff’s Office; Toby Stewart; deputy; El Dorado
Cherokee County
Weir Police Department; Calvin Duggan; chief; Weir
Cowley County
Cowley County Sheriff’s Department; Amanda Hopper; deputy; Winfield
Crawford County
Frontenac Police Department; Clinton Cheney; patrol officer; Frontenac
Dickinson County
Abilene Police Department; Braden Long; patrol officer; Abilene; Dickinson County
Ellis County
Hays Police Department; Stefan Gildemeister; patrol officer; Hays
Ellsworth County
Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Department; Marvin Roque; deputy; Ellsworth
Finney County
Garden City Police Department; Seth Kerstetter; patrol officer; Garden City
Garden City Police Department; Kimberly Larkin; patrol officer; Garden City
Garden City Police Department; Christopher Seeman; patrol officer; Garden City
Garden City Police Department; Bart Smith; patrol officer; Garden City
Franklin County
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office; John Rawlston; deputy; Ottawa
Geary County
Junction City Police Department; Glenn Campbell; patrol officer; Junction City
Junction City Police Department; Ron Keys; patrol officer; Junction City
Grant County
Ulysses Police Department; Felecia Preston; patrol officer; Ulysses
Harper County
Anthony Police Department; Andrew Painter; patrol officer; Anthony
Labette County
Labette County Sheriff’s Department; Charles Brown; deputy; Oswego
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office; Hunter Adams; deputy; Leavenworth
Lansing Police Department; Trevor Osen; patrol officer; Lansing
Leavenworth Police Department; Ezekiel Stevenson; patrol officer; Leavenworth
Miami County
Osawatomie Department of Public Safety; James Beaudry; patrol officer; Osawatomie
Miami County Sheriff’s Office; Shaun Whitesell; deputy; Paola
Montgomery County
Caney Police Department; Daniel Alden; patrol officer; Caney
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office; Willie Wilkinson; deputy; Independence
Pawnee County
Pawnee County Sheriff’s Department; Marc Perez; deputy; Larned
Phillips County
Phillips County Sheriff’s Department; Jacob Koppenhaver; deputy; Phillipsburg
Reno County
Hutchinson Police Department; Joshua Flynn; patrol officer; Hutchinson
Hutchinson Police Department; Grant Ingram; patrol officer; Hutchinson
Hutchinson Police Department; Anna Ruzhanovska; patrol officer; Hutchinson
Haven Police Department; Brian Salmans; patrol officer; Haven
Hutchinson Police Department; James Sanders; patrol officer; Hutchinson
Riley County
Riley County Police Department; Chandler Imhof; patrol officer; Manhattan
Riley County Police Department; Mark Murray; patrol officer; Manhattan
Riley County Police Department; Rachel Pate; patrol officer; Manhattan
Saline County
Salina Police Department; Adrienne Derusseau; patrol officer; Salina
Sedgwick County
Eastborough Police Department; Michael Erwin; patrol officer; Wichita
Eastborough Police Department; Alexis Hiser; patrol officer; Wichita
Wichita State University Police Department; Matthew Rose; patrol officer; Wichita
Seward County
Liberal Police Department; Isidro Moncayo; patrol officer; Liberal
Liberal Police Department; Sergio Zuniga; patrol officer; Liberal
Stevens County
Stevens County Sheriff’s Office; Adam Mauk; deputy; Hugoton
Sumner County
Mulvane Police Department; Jerome Carter; patrol officer; Mulvane
Thomas County
Thomas County Sheriff’s Office; Jake Cox; deputy; Colby
Colby Police Department; Daniel Grace; patrol officer; Colby
Wyandotte County
Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department; Billy Armstrong; deputy; Kansas City
Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department; Jonathon Bond; deputy; Kansas City
Kansas City Public Schools Police Department; Michael Green; patrol officer; Kansas City.