The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 374th 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 374 began its training course with 40 officers and deputies on October 9, 2017.

Basic Police Class 374 will graduate at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem, Oregon on Friday, February 16, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. with a reception immediately following the graduation. Chief Gerald Moore of the City of Salem Police Department will be the guest speaker. Officer Christopher Sobremonte of the City of Sweet Home Police Department will be the class 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 #BP374 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 BP374:

Barry, Jeffrey
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Bass, Matthew R
Polk County Sheriff's Office

Baxter-Dunlap, Brady
Cottage Grove Police Department

Bell, Daniel
Marion County Sheriff's Office

Billman, Cody M
Enterprise Police Department

Bodine, Dalton
Salem Police Department

Burke, Jane D
Dallas Police Department

Canham, Christopher
Eugene Police Department

Conard, Laura
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Cook, Gerald M
Polk County Sheriff's Office

Craig, Preston
Lincoln City Police Department

Dalton, Christian
Marion County Sheriff's Office

Deese, Justin
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

Drumm, Christopher
Eugene Police Department

Hamlin, Brian
Salem Police Department

Hernandez, Juan Jr.
Eugene Police Department

Hudson, Michael D
Lane County Sheriff's Office

Josephson, Steven E
Jackson County Sheriff's Office

Larkin, Lisa M
Corvallis Police Department

Lay, Drew M
Lane County Sheriff's Office

Moore, Brian
Eugene Police Department

Nygren, Nicole
Roseburg Police Department

Ostby, Tyler
Gresham Police Department

Parmer, John "Colby"
Salem Police Department

Payne, Brett
Salem Police Department

Pena, Miguel
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

Pettit, Kyle
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Potter, David
Eugene Police Department

Russell, Justin
Eugene Police Department

Salazar, Vincennt
Salem Police Department

Shaffer, Ruby
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Sobremonte, Christopher
Sweet Home Police Department

Stedman, Joshua
Umatilla Tribal Police Department

Stone, Emily
Medford Police Department

Sturges, Erick W
Josephine County Sheriff's Office

Tugwell, Christopher
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office

Walsh, Colin
Grants Pass Dept of Public Safety

Zepeda-Leos, Martin
Tillamook 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.