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News Release

Graduation Ceremony For 396th Basic Police Class From Oregon Public Safety Academy CANCELLED -03/12/20

The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) has canceled the graduation ceremony for its 396th Basic Police Class that was scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, March 13, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.  Chief James Ferraris of Woodburn Police Department was scheduled to be the guest speaker. 

The graduating officers and deputies of Basic Police 396 appreciate the family, friends and guests who have supported them during their 16 weeks of training.

DPSST is proud of this group of dedicated law enforcement professions and we congratulate them on completing the 16-week Basic Police Course.

Graduating members of BP396:

Police Officer Steven Barnes / Scappoose Police Department

Deputy Sheriff Ryan Belitz / Crook County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Janson Bento / Clackamas County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff John Boster / Linn County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Jessica Bridgeman / Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Phillip Costa / Corvallis Police Department

Deputy Sheriff Tristan Cox / Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Gerrit Creps / Clackamas County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer William Guthridge / Oregon City Police Department

Police Officer Madyson Hanna / Warrenton Police Department

Police Officer Isaac Hannah / Medford Police Department

Police Officer Hector Hernandez / Umatilla Police Department

Police Officer Alyssa Herron / Central Point Police Department

Deputy Sheriff Erik Hesseling / Benton County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Chance Johnson / Klamath County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Joshua Johnston / Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Matthew Kirkendall / Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Phone Kyaw / Portland Police Bureau

Deputy Sheriff Zachary Landry / Lincoln County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Joanna Lomas / Boardman Police Department

Police Officer Connor Mattison / McMinnville Police Department

Police Officer Dylan McCoy / Warrenton Police Department

Police Officer Eli McGallian / Florence Police Department

Police Officer Joshua Mitchell / Woodburn Police Department

Deputy Sheriff Spencer Ortega / Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Bryce Phelan / Corvallis Police Department

Police Officer Joshua Rios-Noonkester / Woodburn Police Department

Police Officer Bennett Rosenbohm / Portland Police Bureau

Deputy Sheriff Justin Sanne / Marion County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Colin Scannell / Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Jason Scott / Albany Police Department

Police Officer Victor Stevens / Port of Portland Police Department

Police Officer Jenny Thompson-Kiefer / Cannon Beach Police Department

Deputy Sheriff Mitchell Turner / Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Parker Vance / Washington County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Connor Warren / Clackamas County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff James Warren / Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Trenton Webb / Keizer Police Department

Police Officer Penny Wilkinson / Corvallis 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