Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces September graduates

YODER – Lenexa Police Department Chief Tom Hongslo congratulated 55 new law enforcement officers during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Sept. 12.

The new officers were members of the 230th 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 Continuing Education.

The graduates, who began their training June 2, represented 37 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

Great Bend Police Department; Christopher Rowland; patrol officer; Great Bend

Butler County
Butler County Sheriff’s Office; Lisa Holm-DeNeve; deputy; El Dorado

Cowley County
Winfield Police Department; Daniel Porter; patrol officer; Winfield
Winfield Police Department; Shawn Skwiat; patrol officer; Winfield

Crawford County
Crawford County Sheriff’s Department; Joseph Andrew; deputy; Girard

Dickinson County
Herington Police Department; Derek Calvert; patrol officer; Herington
Abilene Police Department; Kevin Landers; patrol officer; Abilene; Dickinson County

Ellis County
Hays Police Department; Tyrone Hall; patrol officer; Hays

Finney County
Garden City Police Department; Colton Graham; patrol officer; Garden City
Garden City Police Department; Brian Rodriguez; patrol officer; Garden City
Garden City Police Department; Cody Rohrbach; patrol officer; Garden City

Ford County
Dodge City Police Department; Martin Sanchez; patrol officer; Dodge City

Geary County
Geary County Sheriff’s Department; Clinton Arnold; deputy; Junction City
Junction City Police Department; Glenn Campbell; patrol officer; Junction City
Junction City Police Department; Brandon Mau; patrol officer; Junction City
Junction City Police Department; Levi Whitebread; patrol officer; Junction City

Labette County
Parsons Police Department; Dylan Crase; patrol officer; Parsons

Leavenworth County
Leavenworth Police Department; Derek Garver; patrol officer; Leavenworth
Leavenworth Police Department; Cody Kear; patrol officer; Leavenworth
Leavenworth Police Department; Steeli Norton; patrol officer; Leavenworth
Leavenworth Police Department; Laura Smith; patrol officer; Leavenworth
Leavenworth Police Department; Cody Sprang; patrol officer; Leavenworth
Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office; Angela Williams; deputy; Leavenworth

McPherson County
McPherson Police Department; Joseph Jarvis; patrol officer; McPherson
McPherson Police Department; Jared Kaufman; patrol officer; McPherson
McPherson Police Department; Cole Long; patrol officer; McPherson

Miami County
Louisburg Police Department; Joseph Sands; patrol officer; Louisburg; Miami County

Montgomery County
Coffeyville Police Department; Tyler Hagebusch; patrol officer; Coffeyville

Morris County
Council Grove Police Department; Terry Lif; patrol officer; Council Grove
Council Grove Police Department; Karen Patrick; patrol officer; Council Grove

Neosho County
Neosho County Sheriff’s Department; Maxwell Vaughn; deputy; Erie

Ness County
Ness County Sheriff’s Department; Jonathan Rahe; deputy; Ness City

Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office; Cody McKnight; deputy; Westmoreland

Pratt County
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism; Travis Ratliff; manager; Pratt

Reno County
Reno County Sheriff’s Office; Breanna Kuhlman; deputy; Hutchinson
Reno County Sheriff’s Office; Michael Morrell; deputy; Hutchinson

Riley County
Kansas State University Police Department; Harold Hanson; patrol officer; Manhattan

Sedgwick County
Derby Police Department; Michael Hampton; patrol officer; Derby
Bel Aire Police Department; Walter Roney; patrol officer; Bel Aire
Haysville Police Department; Leslie Waldschmidt; patrol officer; Haysville

Seward County
Liberal Police Department; Blake Rogers; patrol officer; Liberal

Shawnee County
Kansas Highway Patrol; Ynacio Bautista; patrol officer; Topeka
Topeka Public Schools Police Department; Jeremy Leithoff; patrol officer; Topeka
Washburn University Police; Michael Woodall; patrol officer; Topeka

Washington County
Washington County Sheriff’s Department; Garrett Andersen; deputy; Washington

Wyandotte County
University of Kansas Med Center Police Dept; Rachel Lopez; patrol officer; Kansas City
Kansas City Public Schools Police Department; Orlando Singleton; patrol officer; Kansas City
Kansas City Public Schools Police Department; Anthony Witt; patrol officer; Kansas City

Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department; Scott Wood; deputy; Kansas City.

Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department; Mark Zahnter; deputy; Kansas City; Wyandotte County