Twenty-three new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Friday.
Derrick Crisenbery of the Hays Police Department was the graduating class president and Winfield Chief of Police Robbie DeLong was the speaker for the ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium.
The new officers were members of the 263rd basic training class. The graduates, who began their training in November 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.
During the ceremony class president Crisenbery presented KLETC Executive Director Darin Beck with a check for $800 that will go towards projects like the maintenance and upkeep of the KLETC Wall of Honor, which is a memorial to KLETC graduates that have fallen in the line of duty.
“KLETC uses its Endowment funds to support important initiatives such as the Wall of Honor or The Protector statue,” said Beck. “We even hope at some point to be able to offer scholarships through these funds.”
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.
Chase County
Eric Townsdin - Chase County Sheriff’s Office
Cowley County
Emma Davis - Winfield Police Department
Ellis County
Derrick Crisenbery - Hays Police Department
Mason Seery - Hays Police Department
Finney County
Derek Schmidt - Holcomb Police Department
Ford County
Jared Hays - Dodge City Police Department
Franklin County
Dakota Freeman - Ottawa Police Department
Harvey County
Lanna Lynn Sinead Rommel - Harvey County Sheriff’s Office
McPherson County
Kaleb Siemers - McPherson Police Department
Miami County
Timothy Hill - Paola Police Department
Pratt County
Bradley Niemann - Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism
Andrew Page - Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism
Reno County
Taylor Grace - Hutchinson Police Department
Rush County
Dakota Colhouer - Rush County Sheriff’s Office
Sedgwick County
Joseph Gosch - Park City Police Department
Emily Kindel - Derby Police Department
Wyatt Pulver - Wichita State University Police Department
Seward County
Kalyn Abare - Liberal Police Department
Nathan Brennon - Liberal Police Department
Sumner County
Tyler Rickstrew - Sumner County Sheriff’s Office
Washington County
Nicholas L’Ecuyer - Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Wilson County
Shawn Petty - Neodesha Police Department
Woodson County
Dalton Rorabaugh - Woodson County Sheriff’s Office