Local Deputies Golden and Horton to Graduate From Basic Police Class

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378th 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 378th 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 378 will graduate at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem, Oregon on Friday, June 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. with a reception immediately following the graduation.  Chief Tighe O’Meara of the Ashland 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 #BP378 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 BP378:

  • Police Officer Fabrizzio Avila, OHSU University Police
  • Police Officer Nathan Banfi, Portland Police Bureau
  • Police Officer Charlie Berry, Port of Portland Police Department
  • Deputy Sheriff Chandler Bolton, Linn County Sheriff's Office
  • Police Officer Gregory Bunker, Nyssa Police Department
  • Police Officer Aaron Carlton, OHSU University Police
  • Police Officer Nicholas Codiga, Warm Springs Police Department
  • Police Officer John Collins, Portland Police Bureau
  • Deputy Sheriff Marcus Dennard, Curry County Sheriff's Office
  • Police Officer Sean Doran, West Linn Police Department
  • Deputy Sheriff George Economou, Hood River County Sheriff's Office
  • Deputy Sheriff Sara Ellebracht, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
  • Police Officer Jay Fox, Dallas Police Department
  • Deputy Sheriff Mark Fox, Marion County Sheriff's Office
  • Police Officer Justin Gagnon, Seaside Police Department
  • Deputy Sheriff Chad Golden, Klamath County Sheriff's Office
  • Police Officer Richard Gonzalez-Godinez, Independence Police Department
  • Police Officer Sierra Hancock, Portland Police Bureau
  • Police Officer Diego Herrejon, Gresham Police Department
  • Police Officer Jeffrey Hodney, Monmouth Police Department
  • Deputy Sheriff Justin Horton, Klamath County Sheriff's Office
  • Police Officer Dina Kashuba, Portland Police Bureau
  • Deputy Sheriff Robert  Konieczny, Josephine County Sheriff's Office
  • Deputy Sheriff Keegan McQuillan, Lane County Sheriff's Office
  • Deputy Sheriff James Monda, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
  • Deputy Sheriff Caleb Mott, Marion County Sheriff's Office
  • Police Officer Adam Oblack, Gresham Police Department
  • Police Officer Haley Rayburn, Portland Police Bureau
  • Police Officer Ty Ridout, Ashland Police Department
  • Police Officer Christian Santos, Portland Police Bureau
  • Deputy Sheriff Tanner Sherrow, Josephine County Sheriff's Office
  • Police Officer Cory Stevens, Cottage Grove Police Department
  • Police Officer Kristopher Swalko, Portland Police Bureau
  • Police Officer Sara Tolley, Pendleton Police Department
  • Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Vinyard, Coos County Sheriff's Office
  • Police Officer Nycolma White, North Bend Police Department
  • Deputy Sheriff Matthew Whitmer. Coos County Sheriff's Office

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 Sheriff Jason Myers of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office 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.

Press release provided from Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.