Kansas Law Enforcement Center announces February graduates
YODER – Sixty-one new law enforcement officers were congratulated earlier this month by Ronald L. Miller, U.S. marshal for the district of Kansas, during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center.
The new officers were members of the 243rd 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 Oct. 31, 2016, 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.
Barton County
Barton County Sheriff's Office; Nicholas Katzenmeier; deputy; Great Bend
Brown County
Hiawatha Police Department; Dustin Winters; patrol officer; Hiawatha
Butler County
Butler County Sheriff's Office; Christopher With; deputy; El Dorado
Cheyenne County
St. Francis Police Department; Matthew Grogan; patrol officer; St. Francis
Clay County
Clay County Sheriff's Office; Keith Myers; deputy; Clay Center
Cowley County
Winfield Police Department; Bryce Carter; patrol officer; Winfield
Arkansas City Police Department; Phillip White; patrol officer; Arkansas City
Dickinson County
Herington Police Department; Andrew Reid; patrol officer; Herington
Finney County
Garden City Police Department; Justin Hawthorne; patrol officer; Garden City
Ford County
Dodge City Police Department; Corey Blanchett; patrol officer; Dodge City
Dodge City Police Department; Gerald Boron; patrol officer; Dodge City
Geary County
Geary County Sheriff's Department; Ruben Marichal; deputy; Junction City
Grant County
Grant County Sheriff's Department; Colby Florence; deputy; Ulysses
Jefferson County
Valley Falls Police Department; Travis Courter; patrol officer; Valley Falls
Labette County
Parsons Police Department; Steven Shields; patrol officer; Parsons
Parsons Police Department; Stewart Shirk; patrol officer; Parsons
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth Police Department; Jacqueline Cormier; patrol officer;
Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office; Gregory List; deputy; Leavenworth
Linn County
La Cygne Police Department; Michael Miles; patrol officer; La Cygne
Lyon County
Emporia Police Department; Bradley Logsdon; patrol officer; Emporia
McPherson County
McPherson Police Department; Trea Lott; patrol officer; McPherson
McPherson Police Department; Tyler Watts; patrol officer; McPherson
Neosho County
Chanute Police Department; Marcus Jones; patrol officer; Chanute
Ness County
Ness County Sheriff's Department; Cole Stoecklein; deputy; Ness City
Osborne County
Osborne County Sheriff's Department; Darren Stokes; deputy; Osborne
Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office; Joseph Plankinton; deputy; Westmoreland
Pratt County
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism; Philip Gould; park ranger; Pratt
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism; Matthew Schmidt; game warden; Pratt
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism; Derrick Slutts; natural resource officer I; Pratt
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism; Jacob Spear; natural resource officer; Pratt
Reno County
Reno County Sheriff's Office; Dawn Harris; deputy; Hutchinson
Hutchinson Police Department; Quintin McGehee; patrol officer; Hutchinson
Hutchinson Police Department; John Mies; patrol officer; Hutchinson
Hutchinson Police Department; Marcus Schneider; patrol officer; Hutchinson
Riley County
Riley County Police Department; Ian Ford; patrol officer; Manhattan
Riley County Police Department; Jake Shailer; patrol officer; Manhattan
Riley County Police Department; Jonathan Shepard; patrol officer; Manhattan
Riley County Police Department; Brian Zachary; police officer; Manhattan
Rooks County
Plainville Police Department; Nicholas Woodruff; patrol officer; Plainville
Russell County
Russell Police Department; Derek Hyde; patrol officer; Russell
Saline County
Salina Police Department; Charles Boudreaux; patrol officer; Salina
Salina Police Department; Alvin-Patrick Loreto; police Officer; Salina
Sedgwick County
Valley Center Police Department; Rasheed Berry; patrol officer; Valley Center
Derby Police Department; Todd McCardel; police officer; Derby
Park City Police Department; Tracey Prideaux; patrol officer; Park City, Wichita State University Police Department
Efrain Rueda; patrol officer; Wichita
Wichita State University Police Department; Grant Seiler; patrol officer; Wichita
Seward County
Liberal Police Department; Thomas Benson; patrol officer; Liberal
Shawnee County
Topeka Public Schools Police Department; Jonathan Dailey; police officer; Topeka
Sheridan County
Sheridan County Sheriff's Department; Adam Babcock; deputy; Hoxie
Sherman County
Sherman County Sheriff's Office; Carol Mellott; deputy; Goodland
Thomas County
Thomas County Sheriff's Office; Caleb Carter; deputy; Colby
Wyandotte County
University of Kansas Medical Center Police Department; Octavio Arias; patrol officer; Kansas City
University of Kansas Medical Center Police Department; Abiodun Black; patrol officer; Kansas City
University of Kansas Medical Center Police Department; Blake Eklund; patrol officer; Kansas City
University of Kansas Medical Center Police Department; Hannah McCullen; patrol officer; Kansas City.