Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces May graduates
YODER – Sixty-two new law enforcement officers were congratulated by University of Kansas General Counsel Jim Pottorff during their graduation May 20 from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC).
The new officers were members of the 239th 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 Professional & Continuing Education.
The graduates, who began their training Feb. 15, represented 45 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
Iola Police Department; Dalton Houk; patrol officer; Iola
Butler County
Augusta Department of Public Safety; Troy Brown; safety officer; Augusta
Butler County Sheriff Department; Jacob Duerksen; deputy; El Dorado
Augusta Department of Public Safety; Loren Huggans; patrol officer; Augusta
Butler County Sheriff's Office; Jessica LaValley; deputy; El Dorado
Chautauqua County
Sedan Police Department; Kirk Richardson; patrol officer; Sedan
Cowley County
Cowley County Sheriff's Department; Jason Mannon; deputy; Winfield
Crawford County
Pittsburg Police Department; Chris Katzer; patrol officer; Pittsburg
Ellis County
Hays Police Department; Erick Perez; patrol officer; Hays
Hays Police Department; Lacey Reifschneider; patrol officer; Hays
Ellsworth County
Ellsworth County Sheriff's Department; James Stout; deputy; Ellsworth
Finney County
Garden City Police Department; Joshua Meinzer; patrol officer; Garden City
Gray County
Gray County Sheriff Office; John Dowd; deputy; Cimarron
Hamilton County
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office; Elizabeth Endicott; deputy; Syracuse
Jewell County
Jewell County Sheriff's Department; Joshua Alcorn; deputy; Mankato
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth Police Department; Ceara Barker; patrol officer; Leavenworth
Lansing Police Department; Tanner Eddings; patrol officer; Lansing
Leavenworth Police Department; Mario Logli; patrol officer; Leavenworth
Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office; Shannon McLaughlin; deputy; Leavenworth
Leavenworth Police Department; Cody Williams; patrol officer; Leavenworth
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office; Zachary McClure; deputy; Lincoln
Lyon County
Emporia Police Department; Amanda Moran; patrol officer; Emporia
Marshall County
Marshall County Sheriff's Office; Joshua Kenworthy; deputy; Marysville
McPherson County
McPherson Police Department; Dusty Voth; patrol officer; McPherson
Meade County
Meade County Sheriff's Office; Jason Miller; deputy; Meade
Montgomery County
Independence Police Department; Joshua Holler; patrol officer; Independence
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office; Tyler Mackie; deputy sheriff; Independence
Independence Police Department; Eric Musgrove; patrol officer; Independence
Morton County
Elkhart Police Department; Joshua Hull; patrol officer; Elkhart
Neosho County
Neosho County Sheriff's Department; Zackary Allen; deputy; Erie
Pratt County
Pratt County Sheriff's Department; Daniel Ailstock; deputy; Pratt
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism; Zerick Kuecker; natural resource officer; Pratt
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism; Jacob Riley; Park Ranger; Pratt
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism; Ryan Twellmann; natural resource officer; Pratt
Reno
Hutchinson Police Department; Jonathan Suda; patrol officer; Hutchinson
Republic
Belleville Police Department; Matthew Cole; patrol officer; Belleville
Riley
Riley County Police Department; Janelle Compagnone; patrol officer; Manhattan
Riley County Police Department; Kody Hazelwood; patrol officer; Manhattan
Riley County Police Department; Jeffrey Nelson; patrol officer; Manhattan
Saline
Salina Police Department; Courtney Berry; patrol officer; Salina
Salina Police Department; Taite Herrington; patrol officer; Salina
Salina Police Department; Jose Rodriguez-Ortiz; patrol officer; Salina
Saline County Sheriff; Thomas Umeck; deputy; Salina
Scott County
Scott County Sheriff's Office; Randy Keeton; deputy; Scott City
Sedgwick County
Clearwater Police Department; Gareth Adams; patrol officer; Clearwater
Wichita State University Police; Benjamin Gabel; patrol officer; Wichita
Kechi Police Department; Logan Miller; patrol officer; Kechi
Valley Center Police Department; Sara Schaller; patrol officer; Valley Center
Shawnee County
Shawnee County Sheriff's Department; Dillon Brickei; deputy; Topeka
Shawnee County Sheriff's Office; Louis Keefover; deputy; Topeka
Washburn University Police; Drew Liggett; officer; Topeka
Shawnee County Sheriff's Office; Gage Steckel; deputy; Topeka
Stanton County
Stanton County Sheriff; Gregory Edmisson; deputy; Johnson
Thomas County
Colby Police Department; Cody Shaw; patrol officer; Colby
Washington County
Washington County Sheriff Office; Sheldon Kenworthy; deputy; Washington
Wyandotte County
Wyandotte County Sheriff Department; Catheryn Carroll; deputy; Kansas City.