DOCJT graduates 23 officers from basic training

RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) – Law enforcement officers from 12 agencies across the state graduated Friday from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.

The 23 officers of Class 462 completed 18 weeks of training, which consisted of nearly 770 hours of recruit-level-officer academy instruction. Major training areas included homeland security, law offenses and procedures, vehicle operations, firearms, investigations, first aid/CPR, patrol procedures, orientation for new law enforcement families and mechanics of arrest, restraint and control. 

Basic training is mandatory for Kentucky law enforcement officers who are required to comply with the state’s Peace Officer Professional Standards Act of 1998. The Department of Criminal Justice Training provides basic training for city and county police officers, sheriffs’ deputies, university police, airport police and others. 

The agency also provides in-service and leadership training for Kentucky law enforcement officers and public safety dispatch training.

The Department of Criminal Justice Training is a state agency located on Eastern Kentucky University’s campus. The agency is the first in the nation to be accredited under the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies’ public safety training program designation. DOCJT also earned accredited through the International Association for Continuing Education and Training in 2013 – making it the nation’s only law enforcement training academy to achieve dual accreditation by two independent accrediting organizations.

Class 462* graduates and their agencies are:

Sawyer Bruce, Radcliff Police Department

Michael Brutscher, Radcliff Police Department

Hunter Carroll, Christian County Sheriff’s Office

James Critchelow, Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office

Chase Dewitt, Henry County Sheriff’s Office

Shaun Frakes, Radcliff Police Department

Jacob Ginter, Morehead Police Department

Ransdell Hartford, Henry County Sheriff’s Office

Christopher Hodge, Owensboro Police Department

Kenneth Little, Florence Police Department

Weston Maness, Murray Police Department

Ethan Manley, Florence Police Department

Caleb Payne, Owensboro Police Department

Joseph Ramey, Catlettsburg Police Department

Wyatt Rossell, Radcliff Police Department

Joshua Salyers, Independence Police Department

Frank Scarcello, Oak Grove Police Department

Ross C. Shurtleff, Logan County Sheriff’s Office

Justin Skaggs, Radcliff Police Department

Kelsey Skaggs, Owensboro Police Department

Megan Sutherlin, Radcliff Police Department

Paul Thomas, Morehead Police Department

Kyle Waldron, Murray Police Department