375th Basic Police Class To Graduate From Oregon Public Safety Academy - 03/13/18

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.