Oregon Public Safety Academy Graduation, Aug. 14

The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 350th 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. Graduates will return to their employing agencies where they will continue their training for many more months with an experienced field training officer (FTO). Basic Police Class 350 will graduate at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem, Oregon on Friday, August 14th at 11:00 a.m. There will be a reception immediately following the graduation. Chief Larry O’Dea of The Portland Police Bureau will be the graduation speaker. Thirty-two of the 38-graduates are new Oregon State Police Troopers, out of that list, there are six new female Troopers. 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.