Gov. Beshear Announces Department of Criminal Justice Training Class 525 Graduates Basic Training
On April 14, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) announced that law enforcement officers from agencies across the state have graduated the basic training academy.
“We congratulate these officers and deputies on their accomplishment,” Gov. Beshear said. “We send them our support for the work they will do in the communities they serve.”
DOCJT is committed to providing officers with best practices, the latest technology training and legal information to protect the diverse communities they serve. The graduates of Class 525 received 800 hours of recruit-level instruction over 20 weeks. Major training areas include patrol procedures, physical training, vehicle operations, defensive tactics, criminal law, traffic and DUI, firearms, criminal investigations, cultural awareness, bias related crimes and tactical responses to crisis situations.
“I appreciate the commitment from Class 525,” said DOCJT Commissioner Nicolai Jilek.“I am confident in the professional service they will offer the citizens they protect across the commonwealth.”
Class 525 graduates and their agencies are:
Travis R. Ashcraft
Winchester Police Department
Dakota T. Begley
Madison County Sheriff’s Office
Derick W. Carr
Manchester Police Department
Anthony B. Catania
Frankfort Police Department
Adam C. Collins
Raceland Police Department
Brian J. Cooper
Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office
Carlos M. Cordero
Paducah Police Department
Austin B. Cornett
Taylor Mill Police Department
Troyal S. Cox
Menifee County Sheriff’s Office
Victoria A. Cuellar
Hopkinsville Police Department
Robert L. Dyer
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office
Timothy R. Gallogly
Hopkinsville Police Department
Seth A. Gover
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office
Dylan W. Greenwall
Hopkinsville Police Department
Bryce P. Harrison
Winchester Police Department
Leon T. Hunt
Winchester Police Department
Brenton S. McAskill
Hopkinsville Police Department
Jackson C. McCormick
Paducah Police Department
Preston M. Pitman
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office
Michael A. Raisor
Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
Cheyenne S. Rose
Hopkinsville Police Department
Zachary Stayton
Covington Police Department
Samuel A. Stratton
Anderson County Sheriff’s Office
Desirae N. Thacker
Paris Police Department
Jansen T. Thomas
Winchester Police Department
Hunter L. Tweedy
Burkesville Police Department
Samantha M. Wilson
Paducah Police Department
DOCJT provides basic training for city and county police officers, sheriffs’ deputies, university police, airport police throughout the state, only excluding Louisville Metro Police Department, Lexington Police Department, Bowling Green Police Department and the Kentucky State Police, which each have independent academies.
