Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces May graduates
YODER – University of Kansas Public Management Center Director Charles Jones congratulated 57 new law enforcement officers during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) earlier this month.
The new officers were members of the 228th basic training class at the center. Located one mile west and one mile south of Yoder, near Hutchinson, the center is a division of KU Continuing Education.
The graduates, who began their training Jan. 27, represented 44 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 and agency.
Atchison
Atchison County Sheriff’s Department; Tucker Stone; deputy; Atchison
Bourbon
Fort Scott Police Department; Justin Fisher; patrol officer; Fort Scott
Butler
Augusta Department of Safety; Daniel Carter; patrol officer; Augusta
Augusta Department of Safety; Travis Tombaugh; patrol officer; Augusta
El Dorado Police Department; Edgar Aldrine; patrol officer; El Dorado
Butler County Sheriff’s Office; Dillon Ryan; deputy; El Dorado
Coffey
Coffey County Sheriff’s Office; Zackary Rogers; deputy; Burlington
Cowley
Arkansas City Police Department; Dustin Lynn; patrol officer; Arkansas City
Cowley County Sheriff’s Department; Ann Hale; deputy; Winfield
Crawford
Pittsburg Police Department; Tiffni Chapman; patrol officer; Pittsburg
Pittsburg Police Department; Alexander Henry; patrol officer; Pittsburg
Pittsburg Police Department; Hunter Peterson; patrol officer; Pittsburg
Douglas
Eudora Police Department; Justin Trowbridge; patrol officer; Eudora
Ellis
Hays Police Department; Evan Cronn; patrol officer; Hays
Hays Police Department; Charles Leake; patrol officer; Hays
Hays Police Department; Zachary Muckenthaler; patrol officer; Hays
Harvey
Harvey County Sheriff’s Department; Matthew Stovall; deputy; Newton
Johnson
Gardner Police Department; Jeffrey Clarkson; patrol officer; Gardner
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Police Department; Christopher Horns; patrol officer; Leavenworth
Leavenworth Police Department; Matthew O’Brien; patrol officer; Leavenworth
Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office; Michael Scully; deputy; Leavenworth
Linn
Mound City Police Department; Michael Huggins; patrol officer; Mound City
Logan
Oakley Police Department; Ryan Leitner; patrol officer; Oakley
Logan County Sheriff’s Department; Dustin Little; deputy; Oakley
Lyon
Emporia Police Department; Jason Williams; patrol officer; Emporia
Neosho
Neosho County Sheriff’s Department; Andrea Umbarger; deputy; Erie
Pawnee
Larned Police Department; Antonio Hearn; patrol officer; Larned
Phillips
Phillips County Sheriff’s Department; Lee Vogel; deputy; Phillipsburg
Pratt
Kansas Dept. of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism; Daniel Howard; Natural Resource Officer; Pratt
Rawlins
Atwood Police Department; Tyler Knapp; patrol officer; Atwood
Reno
Reno County Sheriff’s Office; David Radke; deputy; Hutchinson
South Hutchinson Police Department; Matthew Gabrielson; patrol officer; South Hutchinson
Rice
Lyons Police Department; Max Bryant; patrol officer; Lyons
Riley
Riley County Police Department; Jeffery Childs; patrol officer; Manhattan
Saline
Salina Police Department; Megan Hokett; patrol officer; Salina
Salina Police Department; Devin Knox; patrol officer; Salina
Sedgwick
Derby Police Department; Chad Ditch; patrol officer; Derby
Seward
Liberal Police Department; Nancy Baez; patrol officer; Liberal
Liberal Police Department; Chandler Brockett; patrol officer; Liberal
Shawnee
MTAA Police & Fire Department; Brock Sheern; patrol officer; Topeka
Sheridan
Sheridan County Sheriff’s Department; Amy Streit; deputy; Hoxie
Stafford
Stafford Police Department; Toni Clark; patrol officer; Stafford
Stanton
Stanton County Sheriff’s Department; Clayton Kester; deputy; Johnson
Wyandotte County
Edwardsville Police Department; Jacob Bell; patrol officer; Edwardsville
Kansas City Public Schools Police Department; Darrell Thomas; patrol officer; Kansas City
Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department; Michael Kroening; deputy; Kansas City
Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department; Ernesto Terrazas; deputy; Kansas City.