Two Grant County law enforcement personnel in DPSST police class
By Logan Bagett on Monday, February 22nd, 2021 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
SALEM – The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training is announcing the graduation of its 404th Basic Police Class. Two Grant County law enforcement officers are in the training. Deputy Sheriff Savannah Wyllie with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office as well as John Day Police Officer Travis Piercy are in the 16-week training that includes survival skills, firearms, cultural diversity, drug recognition, and dozens of other subjects. Basic Police Class 404 will graduate during a private ceremony at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem, on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
Find the full release from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training below:
The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 404th 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 404 will graduate during a private ceremony at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem, Oregon on Thursday, March 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 #BP404 on their successful completion of basic training
Graduating members of BP 404:
Police Officer Jacob Adams
Forest Grove Police Department
Police Officer April Allen
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Cole Bateman
West Linn Police Department
Police Officer Jeremy Carlson
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Matthew Dungey
Lake Oswego Police Department
Police Officer Evan Dunham
West Linn Police Department
Police Officer Lashaun Emile
Corvallis Police Department
Police Officer Abraham Felix
Newport Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Jordan Ferguson
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Kyle Fields
Roseburg Police Department
Police Officer Dayna Groder
Astoria Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Jack Hayden
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Justin Hobson
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Almedina Javor
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Kammel
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Michael King
Forest Grove Police Department
Police Officer Jonathan McNichols
Salem Police Department
Police Officer Jeremy Mitchell
Salem Police Department
Police Officer Travis Piercy
John Day Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Zane Rise
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Kayla Roberts
Junction City Police Department
Police Officer Craig Robinson
Milton-Freewater Police Department
Police Officer Karina Robles
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Jimmy Ruiz
Hillsboro Police Department
Police Officer Peyton Sassaman
Corvallis Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Brigg Savage
Josephine County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Sebastian
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Dylan Shairs
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Taylor Shelton
The Dalles Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Nathaniel Sherman
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Benjamin Spence
Lake County Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Tyler Takagi
Warm Springs Police Department
Police Officer Joe Turnham
Rogue River Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Voelker
Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Adam Wetzsteon
Portland Police Bureau
Deputy Sheriff Kyle Wolfe
Josephine County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Savannah Wyllie
Grant 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.
