379th Basic Police Class To Graduate From Oregon Public Safety Academy -07/03/18
The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 379th 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 379 will graduate at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem, Oregon on Friday, July 13, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. with a reception immediately following the graduation. Chief Bob Morris of Junction City 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 #BP379 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 BP379:
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Anderson
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Barden
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Cody Best
Mt. Angel Police Department
Police Officer David Bevens
Stayton Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Shawn Choe
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Kaleb Cole
LaGrande Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Gregory Danese
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Jeremy Darst
Keizer Police Department
Police Officer Cody Dietel
Cannon Beach Police Department
Police Officer Joshua Dyk
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Dimitar Dzherikarov
Hillsboro Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Jason Ellis
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Chad Fahey
Keizer Police Department
Police Officer James Flynn
Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Jordan Forney
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Joshua Friant
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Cristina Gericke
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Vincent Gutierrez-Soto
Corvallis Police Department
Police Officer Ryan Herbel
LaGrande Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Seth Honl
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Aaron Jamison
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Jennings
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Mollie Jensen
Dallas Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Knudson
Polk County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Michael Kowash
Keizer Police Department
Deputy Sheriff James Leach
Klamath County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Joshua Loesche
Lake Oswego Police Department
Police Officer Travis Mumey
Stayton Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Pennsota Nguyen
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Bradley Nolte
McMinnville Police Department
Police Officer Kevin O'Brien
Warm Springs Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Payton
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Brandon Seifried
Junction City Police Department
Police Officer Kevin Steinman
McMinnville Police Department
Police Officer Thomas Sturtevant
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Matthew Tholen
Corvallis Police Department
Police Officer Garrett VanCleave
Keizer Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Vogel
Marion 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.