The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 368th 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 368 will graduate at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem, Oregon on Friday, July 14, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. with a reception immediately following the graduation. Chief Bob Mason of the Independence Police Department will be the guest 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 #BP368 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 BP368 assigned to the Oregon Coast include: Police Officer Clayton Makinson, Coquille Police Department; Deputy Sheriff Michael Reeves, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office.
