The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 399th 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 399 will graduate during a private ceremony at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem, Oregon on Thursday, September 24, 2020
Due to the COVID 19 pandemic and the need for social distancing the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training regrets that this ceremony will be closed to the public. However, we would like to publicly congratulate the diverse group of men and women from agencies around the state who are members of Basic Police #399 on their successful completion of basic training.
Graduation Roster Basic Police BP399 / DPSST Class Coordinator: Robert Ledford
Deputy Sheriff Andres Aldana / Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Shelby Biencourt / Grants Pass Dept of Public Safety
Police Officer Blake Bowers / Philomath Police Department
Police Officer Drake Brennan / Grants Pass Dept of Public Safety
Police Officer Victor Brett / Tigard Police Department
Police Officer James Brewer / Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Nicholas DePaulo / Umatilla Tribal Police Department
Police Officer Spencer Douglas / Tigard Police Department
Police Officer Garrett Garcia / Portland Police Bureau
Deputy Sheriff Kyle Geraci / Linn County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Jeobany Giron / Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Brandon Halter / Roseburg Police Department
Police Officer Kyle Henderson / Tigard Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Kathleen Herboth / Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Jose Jimenez / Woodburn Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Dawson Jinkins / Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Johnson / Union County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Yan Kuvaldin / Salem Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Kevin Lanier / Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Scottie Lathrom / Brookings Police Department
Police Officer Ryan Lutz / Oregon City Police Department
Police Officer Jesse Manipol / Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Morgan McBride / Salem Police Department
Police Officer Jared McLennan / Ashland Police Department
Police Officer Valeri Miller-Fillman / Oakridge Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Corey Nealeigh / Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Kelly Powell / Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Sebastian Precup / Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Valeria Ramirez / Salem Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Mark Rose / Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer William Schaap / Silverton Police Department
Police Officer Benjamin Schulz / Roseburg Police Department
Police Officer Nicholas Skelton / Salem Police Department
Police Officer Rachael Skjelstad / Beaverton Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Maksim Solnyshkin / Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Benjamin Stubbs / Beaverton Police Department
Police Officer Elliott Walker / Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Samuel Whisler / Astoria Police Department
Police Officer Johnny Whitaker / Salem Police Department
Police Officer Anthony Young / Canby 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 Darren Bucich, Chief of McKenzie Fire & Rescue, 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.