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Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces April graduates
HUTCHINSON -- Fifty-nine new law enforcement graduates were honored at an April 29 graduation ceremony at the Hutchinson Sports Arena after completing a 14-week basic training program at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) near Hutchinson.
KLETC is a unit of University of Kansas Continuing Education. Established in 1968 as the central law enforcement training facility for the state, the center occupies a former naval air station in Reno County.
The graduates, who began their training course Jan. 24, represent 43 municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies from across Kansas. They received 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-mandated 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 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.
About 350 officers go through the basic training program annually at the center, which 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.
The graduates are listed below by their department or agency location.
| Name | Rank | Dept/Agency | Dept/Agency location | Residence city, if not same as agency | High School Attended | is Located | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randa Wilson-Evans | Police Officer | Andover Police Dept. | Andover | Wichita | Wichita North High School | Wichita, KS | |
| Adam R. Potts | Deputy | Atchison Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Atchison | Lancaster | |||
| David A. Elam | Police Officer | Beloit Police Dept. | Beloit | ||||
| Shannon L. Fisher | Deputy | Butler Co. Sheriff's Dept. | El Dorado | Augusta | Augusta High School | Augusta, KS | |
| Clint T. Luckner | Patrol Officer | Clearwater Police Dept. | Clearwater | Clearwater High School | Clearwater, KS | ||
| Greg Lagasse | Deputy | Cloud Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Concordia | ||||
| Jeremy M. Lind | Deputy | Coffey Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Burlington | Gridley | Iola High Schol | Iola, KS | |
| James Livingston | Patrolman | Columbus Police Dept. | Columbus | Baxter Springs | Riverton High School | Riverton, KS | |
| Matthew Roach | Patrol Officer | Dodge City Police Dept. | Dodge City | ||||
| Shane Webb | Officer | Dodge City Police Dept. | Dodge City | ||||
| Randy Cheek | Deputy | Douglas Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Lawrence | Lawrence High School | Lawrence, KS | ||
| John D. Thompson | Patrol Officer | El Dorado Police Dept. | El Dorado | Herbert Hoover High School, Falling Rock, W.V. | Falling Rock, WV | ||
| Lance Fabrizius | Patrolman | Ellinwood Police Dept. | Ellinwood | ||||
| Amanda Young | Patrolman | Emporia Police Dept. | Emporia | Northern Heights High School, Allen | Allen, KS | ||
| Justin Sprague | Police Officer | Emporia Police Dept. | Emporia | Crest High School, Colony | Colony, KS | ||
| Rutherford Richardson | Public Safety Officer | Gardener Dept. of Public Safety | Gardner | ||||
| Jason Wootonn | Narcotics Investigator | Harper Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Anthony | ||||
| Jason Wilkins | Police Officer | Herington Police Dept. | Herington | Abilene High School | Abilene, KS | ||
| Joseph L. Schmidt | Patrolman | Hill City Police Dept. | Hill City | Hays | Hays High School | Hays, KS | |
| Thomas G. Drewel, Jr | Deputy | Jackson Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Holton | ||||
| Abram J. Denton | Deputy | Johnson Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Olathe | Spring Hill | Spring Hill High School | Spring Hill, KS | |
| Eric D. Orr | Deputy | Johnson Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Olathe | Lenexa | Pella (Iowa) Community High School | Pella, IA | |
| Jose A. Chavez (Tony) | Deputy | Johnson Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Olathe | Kansas City | |||
| Peter A. Garcia | Deputy | Johnson Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Olathe | Kansas City | Bishop Miege, Roeland Park | ||
| Rachel M. Collins | Deputy | Johnson Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Olathe | Leavenworth | Leavenworth High School | Leavenworth, KS | |
| Raymond Raper | Deputy | Johnson Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Olathe | Pomona | Jefferson County High School, Dandridge, Tenn. | Dandridge, TN | |
| Rebecca Turner | Deputy | Johnson Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Olathe | Overland Park | Lansing High School | Lansing, KS | |
| Timothy J. Van Dellan | Deputy | Johnson Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Olathe | ||||
| Wesley Shaw | Deputy | Johnson Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Olathe | Overland Park | Anderson (Calif.) Union High School | Anderson, CA | |
| Jay M. Wigton | Junction City Police Dept. | Junction City | Sedan High School | Sedan, KS | |||
| Marcus Steffen | Officer | Junction City Police Dept. | Junction City | ||||
| Chris Lecuyer | Asst. Public Lands Mgr. | Kansas Dept. of Wildlife & Parks | Tonganoxie | ||||
| J. R. Glenn | Asst. Wildlife Mgr. | Kansas Dept. of Wildlife & Parks | St. Paul | Parsons | Cunningham, KS | ||
| Willis Ohl | Park Ranger | KansasDept. of Wildlife & Parks | Pratt | Garden City High School | Garden City, KS | ||
| Andrew H. Moeller | Police Officer | KansasState Univ. Police Dept. | Manhattan | Ogden | Manhattan High School | Manhattan, KS | |
| Antonio D. James | Patrol Officer | Leavenworth Police Dept. | Leavenworth | Andalusia (Ala.) High Schoo | Andalusia, AL | ||
| Robert J. Routt | Police Officer | Leavenworth Police Dept. | Leavenworth | La Grande (Ore.) High School | La Grande, OR | ||
| Steve Koch | Patrol Officer | Lindsborg Police Dept. | Lindsborg | Lindsborg | |||
| James D. Parmley | Patrolman | Marion Police Dept. | Marion | Cedar Point | |||
| Russell L. Thornton | Officer I | Minneapolis Police Dept. | Minneapolis | ||||
| Brian K. Hackett | Safety & Security Officer 1 | MTAA | Topeka | Hayden High School, Topeka | Topeka, KS | ||
| Steven M. Janzen | Patrolman | Nickerson Police Dept. | Nickerson | Hutchinson | Marion High School | Marion, KS | |
| Christopher J. Wecker | Deputy | Osage Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Lyndon | Osage City | Emporia High School | Emporia, KS | |
| Shane B. Kirkpatrick | Deputy | Osage Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Lyndon | Melvern | |||
| M. Thomas Mendoza | PSO | Parsons Police Dept. | Parsons | Parsons High School | Parsons, KS | ||
| Rick N. Shriver | Undersheriff | Pratt Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Pratt | Coats | |||
| Jerry R. Crane | Deputy | Reno Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Hutchinson | ||||
| Ricardo G. Garcia | Officer | Salina Police Dept. | Salina | Salina South High School | Salina, KS | ||
| Mitchell R. Johnson | Deputy | Shawnee Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Topeka | St. Michael's High School, Santa Fe N.M. | Santa Fe, NM | ||
| Taylor Weissbeck | Deputy | Shawnee Co. Sheriff's Dept. | Topeka | Topeka High School | Topeka, KS | ||
| Mickey L. Farris | Police Officer | Towanda Police Dept. | Towanda | Andover | Wichita, KS | ||
| Ryan Joseph Windlholz | Police Officer | WaKeeney Police Dept. | WaKeeney | Trego Community High School | |||
| Loren N. Lossman | Police Officer | Washburn University Police Dept. | Topeka | Warrensburg (Mo.) High School | Warrensburg, MO | ||
| Jared Eggleston | Patrolman | Wellsville Police Dept. | Wellsville |
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