Twenty-two new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Friday at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium.
James Murphy of the Ellis Police Department was the graduating class president. Michael Turenne, KLETC Senior Instructor of Police and Class Coordinator for the 269th Basic Training Class, was the speaker for the ceremony.
Gage Wilson of the Clay Center Police Department walked, ran, or biked more than 200 miles during his time at KLETC and was honored as a member of the 200 Mile Club. Joshua Price of the Herington Police Department was recognized as the class “Top Shot.”
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 Lifelong & Professional Education.
The graduates, who began their training in July 2020, represented 19 municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies from across Kansas. Graduates who granted permission to release their names are listed below by county and agency:
Allen
Seth Pollet - Allen County Sheriff’s Office.
Joseph Stotler - Allen County Sheriff’s Office.
Elijah Farran - Iola Police Department
Chautauqua
Esiquio Avalaos - Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office
Clay
Gage Wilson - Clay Center Police Department
Crawford
Jesse Snider - Crawford County Sheriff’s Office
Dickinson
Joshua Price - Herington Police Department
Doniphan
Rachel Hirtler - Elwood Police Department
Ellis
Ty McCulloch - Ellis County Sheriff’s Office.
James Murphy - Ellis Police Department
Franklin
Anthony Dougan - Ottawa Police Department.
Roy Larson - Ottawa Police Department
Geary
Belinda Gatlin - Grandview Plaza Police Department
Jackson
Tanner Lemery - Prairie Band Pottawatomi Tribal Police
Linn
Barbara Cochran - Pleasanton Police Department
Miami
Mason Lamb - Louisburg Police Department.
Justin Lewis - Miami County Sheriff’s Office
Nemaha
Baxter Defore - Seneca Police Department
Sedgwick
Lindsy Eash - Mulvane Police Department
Sumner
Brett Sarchet - Belle Plaine Police Department
Thomas
Alicia Gines - Colby Police Department
Wilson
Matthew Walker - Wilson County Sheriff’s Office
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