The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 398th 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 398 will graduate during a private ceremony at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem, Oregon on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic and the need for social distancing the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training regrets that this ceremony will be closed to the public. However, we would like to publicly congratulate Basic Police #BP398 on their successful completion of basic training. Officers assigned to the South Coast: Deputy Sheriff Cade Alcorn, Curry County Sheriff’s Office; Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Moore, Curry County Sheriff’s Office; Police Officer Michael Snyder, Reedsport Police Department; Police Officer Andrew Yock. Brookings Police Department.
