376th Basic Police Class To Graduate From Oregon Public Safety Academy - 04/04/18
The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 376th 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 376 will graduate at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem, Oregon on Friday, April 13, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. with a reception immediately following the graduation. Chief Geoff Spalding of the Astoria 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 #BP376 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 BP376:
Deputy Sheriff Lorena Akerman
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Jose Alcala
Beaverton Police Department
Police Officer Courtney Arrigoni
King City Police Department
Police Officer Bradley Bartels
Beaverton Police Department
Police Officer Christopher Beem
Warrenton Police Department
Police Officer Jeremy Bowman
North Bend Police Department
Police Officer Christopher Brosseau
Oregon City Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Rebecca Buck
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Robert Caraway
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Kellie Carney
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Elijah Carrillo
McMinnville Police Department
Police Officer Sheridan Crutcher
Warrenton Police Department
Police Officer Jessica Davidson
Salem Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Marshall Dean
Benton County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Taylor Dustin
Coos County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Veronica Elkinton
Portland Police Bureau
Deputy Sheriff Alvyn Ellis
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Paul Fleckenstein
Beaverton Police Department
Police Officer Cody Foxworthy
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Daniel Greaves
Beaverton Police Department
Police Officer Matthew Groat
Salem Police Department
Police Officer Gregory Heise
Phoenix Police Department
Police Officer Andrew Lowe
Ashland Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Michael MacKenzie
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Christopher McCune
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Lenana Meekisho
Beaverton Police Department
Police Officer Andrew Murray
Astoria Police Department
Police Officer Gabriel Orso
Salem Police Department
Police Officer Trenton Pruitt
Grants Pass Dept of Public Safety
Deputy Sheriff Justin Sardone
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Grant Smith
Salem Police Department
Police Officer Shelby Smith
Newport Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Julian Speer
Morrow County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Shane Suyama
Tigard Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Mark Thompson
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Timothy Waldron
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Levi Winfrey
Astoria Police Department
Police Officer Jordan Yamashita
Tigard Police Department
## 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.