Twenty-one new law enforcement officers, including several from our area, graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Friday.
Reno County Sheriff Darrian Campbell was the speaker for the ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium.
The new officers were members of the 261st basic training class. The graduates, who began their training in September 2019, represented 18 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, KLETC 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 KLETC 14-week basic training programs. KLETC offers continuing education and specialized training to over 10,000 Kansas officers each year. KLETC is located one mile west and one mile south of Yoder, near Hutchinson, and is a division of University of Kansas Professional & Continuing Education.
Graduates who granted permission to release their names are listed below by county and agency.
Allen County
Levi Anstaett - Iola Police Department
Anderson County
Kady Kratzberg - Anderson County Sheriff’s Office
Cheyenne County
Sean Preston - Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office
Coffey County
Aaron Conley - Cowley County Sheriff's Office
Dickinson County
Jonathan Thompson - Herington Police Department
Doniphan County
Mitchell Cheek - Iowa Tribal Police Department
Ellis County
Alex Broadway - Hays Police Department
Aaron Ewy - Hays Police Department
Jackson County
Justin Wunder - Prairie Band Pottawatomi Tribal Police
Lyon County
Reagan McClellan - Emporia Police Department
Mitchell County
Garret Paul Mathews - Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office
Osage County
Megan Osladil - Osage County Sheriff’s Office
Reno County
Michael Knopp - Buhler Police Department
Dylen Snedeker - Reno County Sheriff’s Office
Saline County
Tyler Casteel - Saline County Sheriff’s Office
Stevens County
Douglas Davis - Hugoton Police Department
Woodson County
Vinson Baker - Yates Center Police Department
Wyandotte County
Michael Clark - University of Kansas Med Center Police Department