382nd Basic Police Class To Graduate From Oregon Public Safety Academy -10/25/18
The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 382nd 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 382 will graduate at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem, Oregon on Friday, November 2, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. with a reception immediately following the graduation. Chief Janie Schutz of the Forest Grove 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 #BP382 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 BP382:
Police Officer Austin Axelrod
Portland Police Bureau
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Beard
Crook County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Kenneth Bent
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Melisa Campos
Milwaukie Police Department
Police Officer Darlyn Chester
Woodburn Police Department
Police Officer Evan Crader
Gresham Police Department
Police Officer Connie Cruz
Silverton Police Department
Police Officer Brendan Darby
Woodburn Police Department
Police Officer Joseph DeLeone
Forest Grove Police Department
Police Officer Lindsey Evertt
Eagle Point Police Department
Police Officer Ryan Fisher
Bend Police Department
Police Officer Matthew Fountain
Springfield Police Department
Police Officer Edgar Garcia-Garfias
Hillsboro Police Department
Police Officer John Gomez
Winston Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Jesus Gonzalez
Yamhill County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Haylee Harding
Malheur County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Alexander Linstad
Yamhill County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Megan Lymath
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer James Macfarlane
Lake Oswego Police Department
Police Officer Justin McCreadie
Ashland Police Department
Police Officer David McCune
Tualatin Police Department
Police Officer Seth Miller
Milwaukie Police Department
Police Officer Zachary Obrist-Smelser
Gresham Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Kiersten Ochsner
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Trevor Overton
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Michelle Perry
Lake Oswego Police Department
Police Officer Stephen Pettey
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Anthony Preston
McMinnville Police Department
Police Officer James Ragland
The Dalles Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Nolan Randall
Wasco County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Nichalos Robbins
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Anthony Rose
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Christopher Sathoff
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Spencer Schaaf
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Andrew Sesma
Warm Springs Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Raymond Sullivan
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Alexander Whitney
Astoria Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Woods
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.