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403rd Basic Police Class To Graduate From Oregon Public Safety Academy -02/01/21

403rd Basic Police Class to Graduate from Oregon Public Safety Academy

The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 403rd 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 403 will graduate during a private ceremony at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem, Oregon on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.

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 Basic Police #BP403 on their successful completion of basic training

Graduating members of BP 403:

Police Officer Brandon Bloom

Corvallis Police Department

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Bottoms

Josephine County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Tyler Buckwald

Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Alexandrea Cromwell

Yamhill County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Spencer Dahl

Roseburg Police Department

Deputy Sheriff Jarrod Daniels

Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Amy Davis

Salem Police Department

Police Officer Philip Dimalanta

Beaverton Police Department

Deputy Sheriff Braden Esquivel

Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Zacharyah Fender

Salem Police Department

Deputy Sheriff Alex Grant

Yamhill County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Matthew Harper

Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Paul Harris

Albany Police Department

Police Officer Paige Hughes

Portland Police Bureau

Deputy Sheriff William Johnson

Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Cooper Kamps

Talent Police Department

Police Officer Tyler Kline

Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Cody Kyriss

Salem Police Department

Police Officer James Lemire

Beaverton Police Department

Deputy Sheriff Nichole Matlock

Yamhill County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Gabriel Medina

Portland Police Bureau

Deputy Sheriff Justin Moe

Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff Andrew Nichols

Klamath County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Charles Perry

Portland Police Bureau

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Petetit

Josephine County Sheriff's Office

Police Officer Jeremy Richmond

Springfield Police Department

Police Officer Taten Rupp

Eugene Police Department

Police Officer Michael Schumacher

Tigard Police Department

Police Officer Noelan Smith

Eugene Police Department

Police Officer Laura Soukup

Beaverton Police Department

Police Officer Micah Steeves

Carlton Police Department

Police Officer Brek Steigleder

Springfield Police Department

Police Officer Rylee Stewart

Portland Police Bureau

Police Officer Sarah Stinson

Corvallis Police Department

Police Officer Chase Tedrow

Corvallis Police Department

Police Officer Chad Treichler

Salem Police Department

Deputy Sheriff Alex Wilson

Linn 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.  Les Hallman serves as the Interim 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.