Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces August graduates
YODER — Shawnee County Sheriff Herman T. Jones congratulated 47 new law enforcement officers during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center on Aug. 2.
The new officers were members of the 224th 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 April 22, represented 30 municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies 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, then agency:
Atchison County
Atchison County Sheriff’s Department; David Worley; deputy; Atchison
Butler County
El Dorado Police Department; Brent Moore; patrol officer; El Dorado
Cowley County
Arkansas City Police Department; Chase Hobart; patrol officer; Arkansas City
Cowley County Sheriff’s Department; Scott Porter; deputy; Winfield
Douglas County
Eudora Police Department; Dylan Eckard; patrol officer; Eudora
Eudora Police Department; Brandon Stofko; patrol officer; Eudora
Greenwood County
Greenwood County Sheriff’s Department; Wesley Stewart; deputy; Eureka
Jackson County
Holton Police Department; Brian Barber; patrol officer; Holton
Labette County
Parsons Police Department; Seth Weidert; patrol officer; Parsons
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office; Sarah Flaherty; corporal; Leavenworth
Leavenworth Police Department; Bradley Brandon; patrol officer; Leavenworth
Leavenworth Police Department; Sean Flynn; patrol officer; Leavenworth
Leavenworth Police Department; Ryan Hoppe; patrol officer; Leavenworth
McPherson County
McPherson Police Department; Ryan Olbricht; patrol officer; McPherson
Montgomery County
Independence Police Department; Dustin Taylor; patrol officer; Independence
Independence Police Department; Timothy Townley; patrol officer; Independence
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office; Christopher Bishop; deputy; Independence
Osage County
Overbrook Police Department; Terry Hollingsworth; patrol officer; Overbrook
Phillips County
Phillips County Sheriff’s Department; Brian Rudd; deputy; Phillipsburg
Pottawatomie County
St. George Police Department; Michael Porter; patrol officer; St. George
Wamego Police Department; Derek Gray; patrol officer; Wamego
Pratt County
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism; Bradley Simpson; chief; Pratt
Reno County
Hutchinson Police Department; Anthony Garcia; patrol officer; Hutchinson
Hutchinson Police Department; Joshua Jones; patrol officer; Hutchinson
Hutchinson Police Department; David Lowy; patrol officer; Hutchinson
Hutchinson Police Department; Michael Pohlman; patrol officer; Hutchinson
Reno County Sheriff’s Office; Kaleb McDaniel; deputy; Hutchinson
Reno County Sheriff’s Office; Andrew Yoder; deputy; Hutchinson
Riley County
Riley County Police Department; Grant Bishop; patrol officer; Manhattan
Riley County Police Department; Bradley Swoyer; patrol officer; Manhattan
Riley County Police Department; Tyrone Townsend; patrol officer; Manhattan
Scott County
Scott City Police Department; Jason Wolfe; patrol officer; Scott City
Sedgwick County
Derby Police Department; Curtis Patten; patrol officer; Derby
Derby Police Department; Joshua Williams; patrol officer; Derby
Wichita State University Police Department; Andrew Abbey; patrol officer; Wichita
Wichita State University Police Department; Michael Colvin; patrol officer; Wichita
Wichita State University Police Department; Kegan Harmes; patrol officer; Wichita
Wichita State University Police Department; Eric Lin; patrol officer; Wichita
Wichita State University Police Department; Mario Martinez; patrol officer; Wichita
Seward County
Liberal Police Department; Ben Garner; patrol officer; Liberal
Liberal Police Department; Robert Breeden; patrol officer; Liberal
Washington County
Washington County Sheriff’s Department; Christopher Speakman; deputy; Washington
Wyandotte County
Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department; Timothy Mock; deputy; Kansas City
Kansas City Kan. Community College Campus Police; Justin Longoria; patrol officer; Kansas City.