406th Basic Police Class To Graduate From Oregon Public Safety Academy - 04/20/21
The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 406th 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 406 will graduate during a private ceremony at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem, Oregon on Thursday, April 29, 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 #BP406 on their successful completion of basic training
Graduating members of BP 406:
Police Officer Jeremy Baker
Umatilla Tribal Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Jorddon Braaten
Josephine County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Izach Brown
Hood River County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Lance Brown
Lake County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Melissa Cortez
Salem Police Department
Police Officer Stephen Craig
Warm Springs Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Abigail Curtis
Crook County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Justin Darnell
Lane County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Michael Dolan
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Jack Douglas
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Scott Fromherz
Corvallis Police Department
Police Officer Jacob Harmon
Brookings Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Lex Harrold
Lane County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Kendall Hazel
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer James Iverson
Salem Police Department
Police Officer Lucas Koester
Albany Police Department
Police Officer Robert Lowrance
Stanfield Police Department
Police Officer Ustin Luna
Salem Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Michael Muro
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Ross Neill
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Jose Orozco
Tigard Police Department
Police Officer Jordan Parado
Springfield Police Department
Police Officer Chino Pumpelly
Tigard Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Magali Quintero
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Cort Read
Salem Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Reinecker
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Brett Shields
Salem Police Department
Deputy Sheriff David Sloboda
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff William Strubel
Lane County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Anthony Tillman
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Benjamin Tinnell
Hood River County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Tyler Watkins
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Brian Weber
Astoria Police Department
Police Officer Matthew Zoll
Springfield 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. Jerry Granderson 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.