The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 386th 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 386 will graduate at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem, Oregon on Friday, April 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. with a reception immediately following the graduation. Chief Jim Porter of Bend 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 #BP386 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 BP386:
Police Officer Michael Bates
Talent Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Elena Bradeen
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Lauren Card
Springfield Police Department
Police Officer Sergio Carrera
Astoria Police Department
Police Officer Ariah Cookingham
OHSU University Police
Police Officer Jacob Coon
Philomath Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Arnoldo Cornejo
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Shawn DeBoer
Warm Springs Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Jeffery Decker
Clatsop County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Benjamin Eide
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Jonathan Ellis
Woodburn Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Corinne Eshbaugh
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Investigator Craig Gault
Portland Fire Bureau Investigations
Police Officer Caitlin Gold
Springfield Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Rodney Hines
Wheeler County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Erdem Koral
Hillsboro Police Department
Police Officer Garrett Litterell
Florence Police Department
Police Officer Christian Lopez
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fisheries
Police Officer Michael Mitchell
Hines Police Department
Police Officer Jeremy Mocek
Lincoln City Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Bryan Payton
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Emily Pena
Salem Police Department
Police Officer Karin Porter
Bend Police Department
Police Officer Eric Rebello
Salem Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Trevor Roberts
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Drake Robison
OHSU University Police
Police Officer Taylor Ross
Sunriver Police Department
Deputy Sheriff David Shorter
Polk County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Blake Smith
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Chance Snyder
Lebanon Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Joshua Stone
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Jordan Sumner
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Joshua Utley
Cannon Beach Police Department
Investigator Michael Wight
Portland Fire Bureau Investigations
Deputy Sheriff James Young
Benton 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.