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Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces December 2005 graduates
HUTCHINSON -- The director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Larry Welch, congratulated 57 new law enforcement graduates at their Dec. 23 graduation in the 4-H Building on the Kansas State Fairgrounds after they completed a basic training program at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) near Yoder.
The graduates, who began their training course Sept. 12, represented 47 municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies from across Kansas. They were the 183rd basic training class of graduates.
Graduates receive certificates for course completion and Kansas law enforcement certification from the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training, the state's law enforcement licensing authority, formerly known as the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Commission. 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.
KLETC is a unit of KU Continuing Education. Established in 1968 as the central law enforcement training facility for the state, the center is near Yoder in southern Reno County at a former naval air station.
KLETC directly trains the majority of municipal, county and state law enforcement officers in Kansas, and the center oversees and monitors the training of the remaining officers at seven authorized and certified academy programs operated by local law enforcement agencies and the Kansas Highway Patrol. In addition, KLETC maintains and monitors the employment and training histories of all Kansas law enforcement officers in the Central Registry, created in 1982 by the Kansas Legislature for that purpose.
About 350 officers enroll in the 14-week basic training program annually. KLETC offered continuing education and specialized training to more than 2,500 Kansas officers last 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.
| Dept/Agency | Name | Rank | Agency Location (Residence city if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas City Police Department | Travis Stroud | Patrolman | Arkansas City |
| Baldwin City Police Department | Kevin Henderson | Patrol Officer | Baldwin City (Lawrence) |
| Burrton Police Department | Michael Robinson | Assistant Chief | Burrton (Park City) |
| Butler County Sheriff's Department | Curtis L. Cox | Deputy | El Dorado (Douglass) |
| Clay Center Police Department | Zachary Baer | Police Officer | Clay Center |
| Clay County Sheriff's Department | R. Allen Brumfield II | Deputy Sheriff | Clay Center |
| Cloud County Sheriff's Department | Kenneth R. Davis | Deputy | Concordia (Miltonvale) |
| Colby Police Department | Nicholas D. Quenzer | Officer | Colby |
| Dodge City Police Department | Chad M. Thomas | Patrol Officer | Dodge City |
| Douglas County Sheriff's Department | Frederick A. Ramirez | Deputy | Lawrence (DeSoto) |
| El Dorado Police Department | Matthew "Seth" Miner | Patrolman | El Dorado |
| Ellis Police Department | Cole A. Dinkel | Police Officer | Ellis |
| Ellis Police Department | Kenneth L. Wright | Police Officer | Ellis |
| Emporia State University Police Department | Christopher Johnson | Police Officer | Emporia |
| Emporia State University Police Department | Jeremy C. Rhodes | Patrol Officer | Emporia |
| Ford County Sheriff's Department | Joseph Peters | Deputy | Dodge City |
| Galena Police Department | Diana Fries | Police Officer | Galena |
| Goodland Police Department | Michael J. Fenner | Police Officer | Goodland |
| Grandview Plaza Police Department | Janet Young | Police Officer | Grandview Plaza (White City) |
| Great Bend Police Department | Cory Lynn Haulmark | Police Officer | Great Bend |
| Harper County Sheriff's Department | Seth Harding | Deputy | Anthony (Harper) |
| Hoisington Police Department | Josh Nickerson | Police Officer | Hoisington |
| Holton Police Department | Ben Peven | Police Officer | Holton |
| Hope Police Department | Thomas J. Dikomey | Chief of Police | Hope |
| Howard Police Department | Jason N. Portneier | Chief of Police | Howard (Moline) |
| Kansas Bureau of Investigation | Chris Farris | Special Agent | Pittsburg |
| Kinsley Police Department | Michael Murski | Police Officer | Kinsley |
| KS Dept. of Wildlife & Parks | Jesse Gehrt | Ranger | Paola (Alma) |
| KS Dept. of Wildlife & Parks | Seth M. Turner | Natrual Resource Officer I | El Dorado (Leon) |
| KSU Police Department | Shane M. Schartau | Police Officer | Manhattan (Ogden) |
| Liberal Police Department | Bounma Chanthalangsy | Police Officer | Liberal |
| Liberal Police Department | Cherrie D. Miller | Police Officer | Liberal |
| Liberal Police Department | Matthew Graham | Officer | Liberal |
| Lyons Police Department | Jeff B. Link | Patrolman | Lyons |
| McPherson Police Department | Shawn Gallagher | Patrolman | McPherson |
| MTAA Police & Fire Department | Brandon Edwards | Officer | Topeka (Paxico) |
| Mulvane Police Department | Jason T. Iverson | Patrol Officer | Mulvane |
| Neosho County Sheriff's Department | Joshua S. King | Deputy | Erie (Chanute) |
| Ness County Sheriff's Department | Jared Walker | Sheriff Deputy | Ness City |
| Pawnee County Sheriff's Department | Nathan Bartley | Deputy | Larned (Rozel) |
| Riley County Police Department | Aaron D. Snyder | Patrol Officer | Manhattan |
| Riley County Police Department | Christopher Flynn | Police Officer | Manhattan |
| Riley County Police Department | Timothy P. Nible | Manhattan (Junction City) | |
| Rolla Police Department | Kent C. Hagman | Officer | Rolla |
| Russell County Sheriff's Departmetn | Damian M. Morgenstern | Deputy Sheriff | Russell |
| Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri | Margaret G. Rupert | Patrolman I | Reserve (Mayetta) |
| Salina Police Department | Lucas W. Sanders | Police Officer | Salina |
| Sedgwick County Courthouse Security | Renatta Raymond | Security Officer | Wichita |
| Smith County Sheriff's Department | Chad Meyer | Deputy | Smith Center (Lebanon) |
| St. Mary's Police Department | Kevin D. Warner | Officer | St. Mary's (Olsburg) |
| Wamego Police Department | William A. Coon | Police Officer | Wamego |
| Washburn University Police | Nelson A. Martir | Police Officer | Topeka |
| Washburn University Police | Ronette Robinson | Officer | Topeka |
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