374th Basic Police Class To Graduate From Oregon Public Safety Academy -02/15/18

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.