Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces new graduates


YODER – Fifty-nine new law enforcement officers were congratulated by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center on April 21.

The new officers were members of the 244th 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 Jan. 17, represented 41 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.

Brown County

Kickapoo Tribal Police; Jared Bammes; patrol officer; Horton

 

Cloud County

Concordia Police Department; Jason Coward; patrol officer; Concordia

Concordia Police Department; Amanda Waterman; patrol officer; Concordia

 

Cowley County

Arkansas City Police Department; Cori Deill; patrol officer; Arkansas City

Cowley County Sheriff's Office; Caleb Elam; deputy; Winfield

Arkansas City Police Department; Ivan Velasquez; patrol officer; Arkansas City

 

Douglas County

Eudora Police Department; Austin Abram; patrol officer; Eudora

University of Kansas Police Department; Jordan Byers; patrol officer; Lawrence

University of Kansas Public Safety Office; Joseph Jackson; patrol officer; Lawrence

 

Finney County

Finney County Sheriff's Office; Oscar Espinoza; deputy; Garden City

Finney County Sheriff's Office; Jason Shelton; Patrol deputy; Garden City

 

Ford County

Dodge City Police Department; Brandon Bauer; patrol officer; Dodge City

Dodge City Police Department; Matthew Decowski; patrol officer; Dodge City

 

Franklin County

Ottawa Police Department; Jason Gramer; patrol officer; Ottawa

 

Kearny County

Kearny County Sheriff's Office; Storm Mosher; deputy; Lakin; Kearny County

 

Labette County

Chetopa Police Department; Ronnie Butler; patrol officer; Chetopa

Parsons Police Department; Isaiah Hicks-Dixon; patrol officer; Parsons

Parsons Police Department; Ryan Robertson; public safety officer; Parsons

 

Leavenworth County

Lansing Police Department; Michael Beck; patrol officer; Lansing

Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office; Nathan Fine; deputy; Leavenworth

 

Lyon County

Emporia Police Department; Sinjin Andrews; patrol officer; Emporia

 

Marion County

Peabody Police Department; Aaron Slater; patrol officer; Peabody; Marion County

 

Mitchell County

Beloit Police Department; Casey Henk; patrol officer; Beloit

Mitchell County Sheriff's Office; Matthew Kuiack; deputy; Beloit

Beloit Police Department; Matthew Seemann; patrol officer; Beloit

 

Montgomery County

Independence Police Department; Shane Collins; patrol officer; Independence

 

Norton County

Norton Police Department; Amanda Dreher; police officer; Norton

 

Reno County

Hutchinson Police Department; Eric Beiker; patrol officer; Hutchinson

Hutchinson Police Department; Hannah Brown; patrol officer; Hutchinson

Hutchinson Police Department; Cole Long; patrol officer; Hutchinson

Reno County Sheriff's Office; Jeremy VanWey; Jail deputy; Hutchinson

South Hutchinson Police Department; Keith Zerger; patrol officer; South Hutchinson

 

Saline County

Salina Police Department; Adam Soukup; patrol officer; Salina

 

Sedgwick County

Park City Police Department; Todd Langford; patrol officer; Park City

Derby Police Department; Kayla Sanders; patrol officer; Derby

Derby Police Department; John Tran; patrol officer; Derby

 

Seward County

Liberal Police Department; Travis Burgess; patrol officer; Liberal

 

Shawnee County

Shawnee County Sheriff's Office; Dalton Atzenweiler; deputy; Topeka

Shawnee County Sheriff's Office; Abigail Christian; deputy; Topeka

Shawnee County Sheriff's Office; Daniel Gragg; deputy; Topeka

Shawnee County Sheriff's Office; Joshua Torrez; deputy; Topeka

 

Sheridan County

Sheridan County Sheriff's Department; Mark Scheetz; deputy; Hoxie

 

Sumner County

Wellington Police Department; Britton Mills; patrol officer; Wellington

Mulvane Police Department; Rebecca Mortimer; patrol officer; Mulvane

 

Wabaunsee County

Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office; Seth Shepherd; deputy; Alma

 

Wichita County

Wichita County Sheriff's Office; Matthew Eikelberger; deputy; Leoti

 

Wyandotte County

University of Kansas Med Center Police Department; Jeremiah Boldt; patrol officer; Kansas City

University of Kansas Med Center Police Department; Brian Castaneda; patrol officer; Kansas City

University of Kansas Med Center Police Department; Grant Ellis; patrol officer; Kansas City

University of Kansas Med Center Police Department; Cameron Entrekin; patrol officer; Kansas City

University of Kansas Med Center Police Department; Phillip Loth; police officer; Kansas City

University of Kansas Med Center Police Department; Timothy Shipley; police officer; Kansas City

KCKCC Police Department; Elizabeth Williams; patrol officer; Kansas City.

Thu, 04/27/2017

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Lisa Webster

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Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center

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