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.