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.