Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 287th basic training class

HUTCHINSON – Twenty-three new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Jan. 14 in a ceremony held at KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium.

Officer William Butrum of the Baldwin City Police Department was the class president. The speaker for the ceremony was Darrell Atteberry, Chief of Police for the Bel Aire Police Department. KLETC Police Senior Instructor Michael Turenne was the class coordinator for the 287th Basic Training Class.

Chase Turner of the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office was recognized at the ceremony for his “Top Shot” class firearms proficiency.

Graduates receive certificates of course completion from KLETC and Kansas law enforcement certification from the Kansas Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, the licensing authority of Kansas. state law enforcement. The training course fulfills the state requirement for law enforcement training. Classroom lectures and practical applications help train officers to solve the increasingly complex problems they face in the line of duty.

Established by the Kansas Legislature in 1968, KLETC trains the majority of Kansas municipal, county, and state law enforcement officers and oversees the training of the remaining officers through seven law enforcement programs. Licensed and certified academies run by local law enforcement agencies and the Kansas Highway Patrol.

About 300 officers enroll in KLETC’s 14-week basic training programs each year. KLETC provides continuing education and specialized training to more than 10,000 Kansas agents each year. KLETC is located one mile west and one mile south of Yoder, near Hutchinson, and is a division of the University of Kansas Lifelong & Professional Education.

The graduates, who began training in September 2021, represented 19 municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies across Kansas. Graduates are listed below by county and agency:

barton
Christopher Kelso, Great Bend Police Department

Bourbon
Chase Turner, Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office
Kevin Goodrum, Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office

butler
Andrew Peniston, Butler County Sheriff’s Office
Dane Danninger, Butler County Sheriff’s Office

Crawford
Colton Pennington, Pittsburg Police Department
Jared Seal, Pittsburg Police Department

Douglas
William Butrum, Baldwin City Police Department

Ellis
Alanna Hansen, Fort Hays State University Police Department

Gear
Lon Hurst, Junction City Police Department

Chard
Michael Thompson, Parsons Police Department

Leavenworth
Keenan Lambert, Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office
Victor Ramos, Leavenworth Police Department

Neosho
Kirk Clark, Neosho County Sheriff’s Office

Pratt
Bailey Ham, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Reno
Manuel Luna, Hutchinson Police Department

sedgwick
Grant Greenwood, Bel Aire Police Department

Stafford
Michael Craven, St. John Police Department

Sommer
Ghentry Chance, Sumner County Sheriff’s Office

Wichita
Chase Penterman, Wichita County Sheriff’s Office

Wilson
Kenneth Carlburg, Neodesha Police Department

Wyandotte
Jessica White, University of Kansas Medical Center Police Department
Eric Grenis, University of Kansas Medical Center Police Department.

About Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center

Established by the Kansas Legislature in 1968 as the central law enforcement training center for our state, the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) serves as the headquarters for all law enforcement training law enforcement in Kansas. Located at the former Naval Air Station south of Hutchinson and west of Yoder in Reno County, Kansas, the center’s mission, as expressed in the Law Enforcement Training Act, KSA 74-5601 et. following. is “the promotion and development of improved law enforcement personnel and procedures throughout the State, and the training center shall provide qualified applicants with the programs and courses of instruction designed to achieve this objective” . KLETC, a unit of the University of Kansas Lifelong & Professional Education, directly trains the overwhelming majority of Kansas municipal, county, and state law enforcement officers, and oversees, supervises, and monitors the training of remaining officers in eight authorized and certified academy programs. operated by local law enforcement and the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Top picture: Bel Aire Police Department Chief of Police Darrell Atteberry speaks to the 287th Basic Training Class.

right picture: KLETC Executive Director Darin Beck stands with William Butrum, Class President of the 287th Basic Training Class.