391st Basic Police Class To Graduate From Oregon Public Safety Academy -08/28/19
The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 391st 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 391 will graduate at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem, Oregon on Friday, September 6, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. with a reception immediately following the graduation. Chief Robin Sells of the Gresham 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 #BP391 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 BP391:
Police Officer Whitney Anderson
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Olutayo Arigbon
Portland Police Bureau
Deputy Sheriff Katelyn Bailey
Wasco County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Dawson Batsch
Roseburg Police Department
Police Officer Louie Bec
Tigard Police Department
Police Officer Taylor Blum
McMinnville Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Brandon Bowen
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Raymond Branion
Brookings Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Cory Breitbach
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Benjamin Carleton
Pendleton Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Talon Colton
Baker County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Barrett Dowding
Linn County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer McKay Fenske
Portland Police Bureau
Deputy Sheriff Adrian Fernandez
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Megan Foster
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Erik Hargrove
Port of Portland Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Paul Heimbach
Linn County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Lucas Henkel
McMinnville Police Department
Police Officer Ryan Hernandez
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer David Hutchins
Coos Bay Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Stephen Jacober
Clatsop County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Kyle Jones
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Cameron Kauppi
Gresham Police Department
Corporal Jeremy Krohn
Curry County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Dylan Lemieux
Lane County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Nicholas Lemmon
Umatilla Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Kirstin Leroue
Wasco County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff John Margadonna
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Brandon Nash
Lane County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Samuel Parker
Gresham Police Department
Police Officer John Pearson
Warm Springs Police Department
Police Officer Aaron Phillips
Ontario Police Department
Police Officer Mark Powell
Baker City Police Department
Police Officer Theresa Pueschel
Junction City Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Timothy Spencer
Lane County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Jordan Towe
Phoenix Police Department
Police Officer Daniel Walker
Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Evan Wallace
Tillamook County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Eric Zwald
St. Helens 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 Patricia Patrick-Joling, public citizen representative, 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.