373rd Basic Police Class To Graduate From Oregon Public Safety Academy - 01/09/18

The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 373rd Basic Police Class. The Basic Police Class is 16-weeks in length and includes dozens of training areas including survival skills, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, ethics, cultural diversity, problem solving, community policing, elder abuse, drug recognition, and dozens of other subjects. Basic Police Class 373 will graduate at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem, Oregon on Friday, January 19, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. with a reception immediately following the graduation. Chief Danielle Outlaw of the Portland Police Bureau will be the guest speaker. The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training would like to invite you to join us in observing the ceremony and congratulating Basic Police #BP373 on their successful completion of basic training. The graduating students appreciate the family, friends and guests who make graduation an appropriate conclusion to their basic training at the Oregon Public Safety Academy. Graduating members of BP373: Deputy Sheriff Eli Allen Washington County Sheriff's Office Police Officer Dylan Allison-Damitz Portland Police Bureau Police Officer Bryce Arbour Portland Police Bureau Police Officer Jeffrey Baratta Portland Police Bureau Police Officer Christopher Bowen Forest Grove Police Department Police Officer Joshua Bozeman Umatilla Tribal Police Department Police Officer Alexander Bubar Columbia City Police Department Deputy Sheriff Taras Chavarha Washington County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Joshua Conway Lane County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Gerhard Fiebich Columbia County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Alexander Fiore Washington County Sheriff's Office Trooper Quinten Graves Oregon State Police Deputy Sheriff Matthew Hagert Jackson County Sheriff's Office Police Officer Michael Harris West Linn Police Department Police Officer Joshua Hesse Grants Pass Dept of Public Safety Deputy Sheriff Natalie Huggins Washington County Sheriff's Office Police Officer Samuel Ionesi Portland Police Bureau Police Officer Rawad Jeitani Portland Police Bureau Deputy Sheriff Tamari Johnson Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Luke Johnson Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Levi Justman Klamath County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Nicole Keidel Washington County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Sean Kelso Washington County Sheriff's Office Police Officer Stephen Le Portland Police Bureau Dispatcher Andrew Martin John Day Police Department Police Officer Rachel McDonald Portland Police Bureau Deputy Sheriff Markum Megale Linn County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Donald Moore Josephine County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Ainsley Morton Washington County Sheriff's Office Police Officer Michael Norlander Albany Police Department Trooper Scott Norton Oregon State Police Police Officer Chad Owens Bend Police Department Police Officer Michael Rains Portland Police Bureau Police Officer Jason Reando Portland Police Bureau Police Officer Kyle Roush Portland Police Bureau Police Officer Jason Ruiz Bend Police Department Police Officer Tristan Smith North Bend Police Department Police Officer Scott Tennant Monmouth Police Department Deputy Sheriff Kyle VeraCruz Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Paul Yoon Sherman County Sheriff's Office ## Background Information on the DPSST ## The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) operates the Oregon Public Safety Academy which spans more than 235 acres in Salem. The Academy is nationally recognized for its innovative training programs and active stakeholder involvement. Eriks Gabliks serves as the Director, and Sheriff Jason Myers of the Marion County Sheriff's Office serves as the Chair of the Board. The department implements minimum standards established by the Board for the training and certification of more than 40,000 city, tribal, county and state law enforcement officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, fire service personnel, telecommunicators, emergency medical dispatchers and private security providers. DPSST provides training to more than 25,000 students each year throughout Oregon and at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem: certifies qualified officers at various levels from basic through executive; certifies qualified instructors; and reviews and accredits training programs throughout the state based on standards established by the Board.