39 Officers Graduate from Patrol’s Basic Peace Officer Class

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For Immediate Release: January 30, 2020

Contact: Sergeant Tiffiany Meeks (614) 752-2792

39 Officers Graduate from Patrol’s Basic Peace Officer Class

Columbus - Members of the 143rd Basic Peace Officer Class received training certificates during a graduation ceremony held Thursday afternoon at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy. The 39 graduates will assume duties as peace officers for 23 Ohio agencies.

The 21-week basic course began in August. The course was developed by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and offers comprehensive instruction in more than 150 topics, including criminal law, traffic law, community relations, physical training, self-defense, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, standardized field sobriety testing and speed measuring devices.

Cody B. Rush, Hamilton Police Department, was selected as class speaker by his fellow class members and addressed the assembly.

Class honors went to the following:

Overall Top Performer – Kelli A. Jachym, Cuyahoga Heights Police Department

Top Academics – Kelli A. Jachym, Cuyahoga Heights Police Department

Top Firearms – Benjamin A. Fessel, West Chester Police Department

Top Physical Fitness – Kelli A. Jachym, Cuyahoga Heights Police Department

Top Driving – Benjamin A. Fessel, West Chester Police Department           

Chief Robert Ware, Worthington Division of Police, was the featured speaker for the ceremony and addressed an audience of graduates, friends, relatives, and law enforcement officers. Colonel Richard S. Fambro, Patrol superintendent, provided remarks. 

Editor’s note: Pages 1, 2, and 3 contain a complete list of graduates and their agencies.

 

First Name, MI

Last Name

Agency

Benjamin R.

Bishop

Centerville Police Department

Julia L.

DeWolf

Mentor Police Department

Michael R.

Egbert

Wooster Police Department

Jacob M.

Ferrebee

New Albany Police Department

Benjamin A.

Fessel

West Chester Police Department

Will L.

Ford

Ohio Investigative Unit

Devin R.

Fowler

Bellefontaine Police Department

Darin T.

Gooch

Fairfield Police Department

Christopher P.

Grant

Ohio Investigative Unit

Christian D.

Howard

Delaware County Sheriff’s Office

Kelli A.

Jachym

Cuyahoga Heights Police Department

Blake A.

Kenner II

Bellefontaine Police Department

Nathaniel D.

Koch

Wooster Police Department

Zachary W.

Luensman

West Chester Police Department

William R.

Magnuson

Mentor Police Department

James E.

Mignery

Hamilton Police Department

Seth T.

Montgomery

Westerville Division of Police

Clayton S.

Nickell

Portsmouth Police Department

Corey W.

Nunn

Hamilton Police Department

Ryan A.

Parsons

Delaware County Sheriff’s Office

Andrew E.

Penvose

Ohio Investigative Unit

Nicholas J.

Price

Findlay Police Department

Deron M.

Prince

Wapakoneta Police Department

Connor J.

Reid

City of Mason Police Department

Cody B.

Rush

Hamilton Police Department

Eric C.

Ryan

West Chester Police Department

Cameron D.J.

Scherer

Delaware County Sheriff’s Office

Alexis R.

Shick

Brunswick Division of Police

Ross C.

Siefring

Sharonville Police Department

Danielle M.

Slichenmyer

Wooster Police Department

Brian K.

Smiley

Richland County Sheriff’s Office

Zachary C.

Stewart

Ohio Investigative Unit

Daniel R.

Trefzger

Hamilton Police Department

Maria K.

Vennemeier

Middletown Police Department

Haley S.

Wade

Ohio Investigative Unit

Alexander J.

Wargo

Hamilton Police Department

Logan T.

Welbaum

Piqua Police Department

Matthew R.

Witthuhn

Medina Police Department

Jun

Yan

Stark County Sheriff’s Office

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