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 from the Coast: Deputy Sheriff Marcus Dennard, Curry County Sheriff’s Office; Deputy Sheriff Sara Ellebracht, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office; Police Officer Justin Gagnon, Seaside 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.
