The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 375th 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 375 will graduate at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem, Oregon on Friday, March 16, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. with a reception immediately following the graduation. Chief Jason Wallis of the Port of Portland Police Department will be the 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 #BP375 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 BP375:

Police Officer Collin Babcock
Portland Police Bureau

Deputy Sheriff Daniel Banderas
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Alexander Belanger
Gresham Police Department

Police Officer Sarah Burns
Portland Police Bureau

Deputy Sheriff Amanda Campbell
Lane County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Clint Cardwell
Newberg-Dundee Police Department

Police Officer Francisco Corcia
Warm Springs Police Department

Police Officer Sean DiGregorio
Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Jason Doty
Lake Oswego Police Department

Police Officer James Finch
The Dalles Police Department

Police Officer Kristin Ford
Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Brian Galego
Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Dylan Garcia
Milton-Freewater Police Department

Police Officer Nathan Gard
Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Joshua Hartle
Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Elliott Jantzer
Medford Police Department

Police Officer Mark Kelly
Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Cody Kuntz
Portland Police Bureau

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Lawrence
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Christopher Liang
Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Mongchi Lin
Portland Police Bureau

Deputy Sheriff Ryan McNee
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Rory McPherson
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Joshua Merritt
Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Jarrett Miller
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Benjamin Peterson
Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Michelle Petty
Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Garland Porter
Port of Portland Police Department

Deputy Sheriff Ryan Rafferty
Columbia County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Shawn Rice
Malheur County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Michael Robbins
Josephine County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer William Shelton
Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Bibek Shrestha
Hillsboro Police Department

Police Officer Elena Suciu
Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Garrett Thornton
Sandy Police Department

Police Officer Paul Verling
Medford Police Department

Police Officer Brian Wheeler
Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Kristopher Wood
The Dalles Police Department

Police Officer Taylor Woods
Portland Police Bureau

Deputy Sheriff Justin Young
Deschutes 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.