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KU’s Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center honors 55 graduates
HUTCHINSON — Kansas Supreme Court Justice Lawton Nuss congratulated 55 graduates of Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center at a Nov. 10 ceremony at the 4-H Encampment Building on the Kansas State Fairgrounds.
The graduates, who began their training course Aug. 7, represented 39 municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies from across Kansas. They were the 188th basic training class of graduates.
The training center is a unit of University of Kansas Continuing Education. Established in 1968 as the central law enforcement training facility for the state, the center is near Yoder at a former naval air station.
Graduates receive certificates of course completion 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.
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 350 officers enroll annually in the 14-week basic training program. The center 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 50 graduates who granted permission to release their names are listed below by agency and location, name and rank.
| Dept/Agency | Name | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin City Police Dept. | Thomas P. Wiseman | Officer | ||
| Butler Co. Sheriff's Dept., El Dorado | Kenny Everett | Deputy Sheriff | ||
| Caney Police Dept. | Robert Foulk | Patrolman | ||
| Claflin Police Dept. | Andrew Cook | Patrolman | ||
| Cloud Co. Sheriff's Dept., Concordia | Nathan J. Gentry | Deputy | ||
| Coffeyville Police Dept. | Sabrina L. Sears Gettler | Patrolman | ||
| Dodge City Police Dept. | Leslie Lima | Police Officer | ||
| Dodge City Police Dept. | William Sutton | Police Officer/Patrol | ||
| Finney Co. Sheriff's Dept., Garden City | Curtis Fletcher | Deputy Sheriff | ||
| Ford Co. Sheriff's Dept., Dodge City | Dale A. Coleman | Deputy Sheriff | ||
| Ford Co. Sheriff's Dept., Dodge City | Patrick L. Williams | Deputy | ||
| Fredonia Police Dept. | James S. CudŽ | Officer | ||
| Garden Plain Police Dept. | Bryan Hamel | Officer - Patrol | ||
| Johnson Co. Sheriff's Dept., Olathe | Tyler Howell | Deputy Sheriff | ||
| Johnson Co. Sheriff's Dept., Olathe | John P. McMenemy III | Deputy | ||
| Johnson Co. Sheriff's Dept., New Century | Grant A. Pfannenstiel | Deputy | ||
| Johnson Co. Sheriff's Dept., Olathe | John Shroyer | Deputy | ||
| Johnson Co. Sheriff's Dept., Olathe | Bryan Unruh | Deputy | ||
| Junction City Police Dept. | Jeremy Covert | Patrol Officer | ||
| Junction City Police Dept. | Jerod B. Hartle | Patrol Officer | ||
| Kansas Highway Patrol, Topeka | Crystal J. Wilson | Law Enforcement Officer I | ||
| Larned Police Dept. | Kayla Ansberry | Police Officer | ||
| Leavenworth Co. Sheriff's Dept., Leavenworth | Chadd D. Sanberg | Deputy | ||
| Liberal Police Dept. | Gregory Carter | Patrol Officer | ||
| Liberal Police Dept. | Josh Olson | Police Officer | ||
| Liberal Police Dept. | Jimmie W. Sellars | Police Officer | ||
| Maize Police Dept. | Eric B. Slay | Patrol Officer | ||
| Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority Police & Fire Dept. | Richard A. VanWagoner | Officer | ||
| Newton Police Dept. | Joshua A. Lowe | Police Officer | ||
| Norton Co. Sheriff's Dept., Norton | Larry Joe Enfield III | Deputy Sheriff | ||
| Osage Co. Sheriff's Dept., Lyndon | Scott Michael Brenner | Deputy Sheriff | ||
| Osage Co. Sheriff's Dept., Lyndon | Jacob R. Henry | Deputy Sheriff | ||
| Osawatomie Police Dept. | G. Patrick Beach | Patrolman | ||
| Parsons Police Dept. | Dennis K. Dodd | Public Safety Officer | ||
| Parsons Police Dept. | Dusty J. Park | Public Safety Officer | ||
| Pawnee County Sheriff's Dept., Larned | Justin P. Seeman | Deputy | ||
| Pawnee County Sheriff's Dept., Larned | John F. Whistler | Deputy | ||
| Pittsburg Police Dept. | Robert M. Arnall | Officer | ||
| Pittsburg Police Dept. | Christopher S. Moore | Patrolman | ||
| Pratt Co. Sheriff's Dept., Pratt | Adam Piland | Deputy | ||
| Reno Co. Sheriff's Dept., Hutchinson | Angielia Baerg | Deputy | ||
| Reno Co. Sheriff's Dept., Hutchinson | Jeremy D. Starks | Deputy | ||
| Salina Police Dept. | Matthew Gawith | Patrol Officer | ||
| Stevens Co. Sheriff's Dept., Hugoton | Homer Garza | Deputy | ||
| University of Kansas Public Safety, Lawrence | Robert J. Blevins | Police Officer | ||
| Wabaunsee Co. Sheriff's Dept., Alma | Joe Edwin Lamb | Deputy | ||
| Wabaunsee Co. Sheriff's Dept., Alma | Robert Van Cleave | Deputy | ||
| Waterville Police Dept. | Michael V. Vermetten | Chief of Police | ||
| Wichita Police Dept.-Airport Division | Donald L. Pritchard | Safety Officer II | ||
| Wyandotte Co. Sheriff's Dept., Kansas City | Daniel A. Anderson | Deputy |
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