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Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces March graduates
HUTCHINSON -- Fifty-four graduates were honored March 4 in ceremonies at the Kansas State Fairgrounds after completing a basic training program at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) near Hutchinson. Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius spoke at the commencement exercises.
The graduates, who began their 14-week training Nov. 8, represent 40 municipal, county and state enforcement agencies. They received certificates for course completion and certification from the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training. The course fulfills a state-mandated requirement for law enforcement training.
The KLETC is a unit of University of Kansas Continuing Education. Established in 1968 as the central law enforcement training facility for the state, it is at a former naval air station near Yoder in southern Reno County.
KLETC directly trains the majority of municipal, county, state and tribal law enforcement officers in Kansas and oversees the training of the remaining officers at seven certified academy programs operated by local law enforcement agencies and the Kansas Highway Patrol.
About 350 officers go through the 14-week basic training program annually at the center, which offered continuing education and specialized training to more than 2,500 Kansas officers last year. Funding is generated from court docket fees from municipal and state courts.
Graduates, their hometowns, positions and agencies listed by county are listed below.
Kansas counties: Allen, Atchison, Barton, Bourbon, Butler, Clay, Cowley, Crawford, Douglas, Elllis, Finney, Ford, Graham, Kiowa, Labette, Leavenworth, Lyon, Marion, Montgomery, Morris, Osborne, Pottawatomie, Reno, Riley, Scott, Sedgwick, Seward, Shawnee, Wilson and Wyandotte.
| County | City | Student | Rank | Dept or Agency |
| AL | Iola | Brandon Andres | Patrol Officer | Iola Police Department |
| AL | Iola | Seth J. Scobee | Police Officer | Iola Police Department |
| AT | Atchison | Jeremy Peak | Deputy | Atchison County Sheriff's Department |
| BB | Fort Scott | Joseph R. Allen | Police Officer | Fort Scott Police Department |
| BB | Fort Scott | Jason Pickert | Officer | Fort Scott Police Department |
| BT | Hoisington | Kevin Michaelis | Patrol | Hoisington Police Department |
| BU | Augusta | Thomas Gresham | Safety Officer | Augusta Department of Safety |
| BU | Augusta | Timothy M. Merrell | Officer | Augusta Department of Safety |
| BU | Augusta | Braden Moore | Officer | Augusta Department of Safety |
| BU | El Dorado | David Howell | Deputy Sheriff | Butler County Sheriff's Department |
| CL | Arkansas City | Samantha Hedrick | Officer | Arkansas City Police Department |
| CL | Udall | Stephanie L. Rowe | Officer | Udall Police Department |
| CL | Winfield | Floyd E. Clarkson | Patrolman | Winfield Police Department |
| CL | Winfield | Greg Venable | Police Officer | Winfield Police Department |
| CR | Girard | Brent Neil | Deputy | Crawford County Sheriff's Department |
| CR | Pittsburg | Jeremy Jirak | Assistant Wildlife Manager | Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks |
| CY | Clay Center | Troy Jackson | Patrolman | Clay Center Police Department |
| DG | Lawrence | Erica A. Quinlan | Deputy | Douglas County Sheriff's Department |
| DG | Lawrence | Bryon Revell | Deputy | Douglas County Sheriff's Department |
| EL | Hays | Brian G. Moore | Police Officer | Hays Police Department |
| EL | Hays | Stanley R. Shupe | Patrol Officer | Hays Police Department |
| FI | Garden City | Sam Darroch | Deputy | Finney County Sheriff's Department |
| FI | Garden City | Travis L. Waltz | Patrol Deputy | Finney County Sheriff's Department |
| FI | Garden City | Travis K. Bailey | Patrol Officer | Garden City Police Department |
| FI | Garden City | Jesse Pantoja | Police Officer | Garden City Police Department |
| FI | Garden City | Brian Withington | Patrol Officer | Garden City Police Department |
| FO | Dodge City | Robert Stein | Patrol Officer | Dodge City Police Department |
| FO | Dodge City | Juan A. Arriola | Deputy | Ford County Sheriff's Department |
| GH | Hill City | Casey Cooper | Patrolman | Hill City Police Department |
| KW | Greensburg | William Renfrow | Deputy | Kiowa County Sheriff's Department |
| LB | Cherryvale | Larry Blevins, Jr. | Patrol | Cherryvale Police Department |
| LV | Leavenworth | Tyler Fast | Deputy | Leavenworth County Sheriff's Department |
| LY | Emporia | James L. Baker | Patrolman | Emporia Police Department |
| MG | Independence | Jack E. Csastronovo | Patrolman I | Independence Police Department |
| MN | Hillsboro | Brad Richards | Officer | Hillsboro Police Department |
| MR | Council Grove | Robert "Jay" Egger | Deputy | Morris County Sheriff's Department |
| OB | Osborne | J.R. N. Sloggett | Patrolman | Osborne Police Department |
| PT | St. Marys | Tobey Lynn Coots | Police Officer | St. Marys Police Department |
| RL | Manhattan | Annelise Williams | Patrol Officer | Riley County Police Department |
| RN | Hutchinson | Kramer Siemens | Officer | Hutchinson Police Department |
| SC | Scott City | Jeff Vaughan | Police Officer | Scott City Police Department |
| SG | Bel Aire | Craig Pentecost | Police Officer | Bel Aire Police Department |
| SG | Derby | Trisha A. Brown | Patrol Officer | Derby Police Department |
| SG | Derby | Miriam Lollis | Officer | Derby Police Department |
| SG | Wichita | Cong Van Tuong | Police Officer | Wichita State University Police Department |
| SN | Topeka | Travis Fuller | Safety Officer | Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority Airport Police/Fire |
| SN | Topeka | Adam W. Anderson | Deputy | Shawnee County Sheriff's Department |
| SN | Topeka | Aaron Rivera | Deputy | Shawnee County Sheriff's Department |
| SW | Liberal | Eric D. Randle | Police Officer | Liberal Police Department |
| WL | Fredonia | Matt Norton | Deputy | Wilson County Sheriff's Department |
| WY | Kansas City | Lawrence Lundhoy-Wright | Ranger | Wyandotte County Park Rangers |
| WY | Kansas City | Daniel Soptic | Park Ranger | Wyandotte County Park Rangers |
| WY | Kansas City | Anita E. Cole | Sgt. | Wyandotte County Sheriff's Department |
| WY | Kansas City | Russell Pittman | Sgt. | Wyandotte County Sheriff's Department |
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