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Columbus - Members of the 145th Basic Peace Officer Class received training certificates during a graduation ceremony held Friday afternoon at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy. The ceremony was also held virtually through the Ohio Channel for family, friends and law enforcement partners to watch. The 38 graduates will assume duties as peace officers for 17 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 electronic speed measuring devices.
Nicholas C. Poghen, ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft, was selected as class speaker by his fellow class members and addressed the assembly.
Class honors went to the following:
Overall Top Performer – Nicholas C. Poghen, ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft
Top Academics – Lucas T. Riley, ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft
Top Firearms – Donald J. Flowers, Lakewood Police Department
Top Physical Fitness – Nicholas C. Poghen, ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft
Top Driving – Kyle W. Moss, Wooster Police Department
Sheriff Keith Everhart of the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office was the featured speaker for the ceremony, and addressed the graduates and a virtual audience of 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.
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First Name, MI
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Last Name
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Agency
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Tyler A.
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Ballauer
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Hamilton Police Department
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Faith A.
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Barker
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Hamilton Police Department
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Sydnee R.
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Brown
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ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft
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Brianna N.
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Burleson
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Forest Park Police Department
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Anthony D.
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Caris
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Bowling Green State University Police Department
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Jacob P.
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Davis
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Washington County Sheriff’s Office
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Jacob T.
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Davis
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Findlay Police Department
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Leo H.
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Diaz
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Bowling Green State University Police Department
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Matthew T.
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Ferrara
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Ohio Investigative Unit
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Donald J.
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Flowers
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Lakewood Police Department
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Nathan A.
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Hokin
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Lakewood Police Department
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Bethany A.
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Huey
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ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft
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Trevor A.
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Hurles
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Miamisburg Police Department
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Luke A.
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Leatherman
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Office
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Tyler D.
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Lemke
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Bowling Green Police Department
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Matthew W.
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Mauldin
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Marion Police Department
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Deidre A.
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May
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ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft
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Dylan R.
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Miller
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Fairfield Police Department
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Jacob C.
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Mills
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ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft
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Scott M.
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Moritz
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Canton Police Department
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Kyle W.
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Moss
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Wooster Police Department
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Nicholas C.
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Poghen
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ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft
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Lucas T.
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Riley
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ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft
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Sierra N.
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Schloemer
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ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft
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Haylie S.
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Sheets
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ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft
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Stevie J.
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Shook
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Ohio Investigative Unit
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Isaiah T.
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Simerman
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Bowling Green State University Police Department
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Troy J.R.
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Slyder
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Miamisburg Police Department
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Brandon S.
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Smith
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Warren County Sheriff’s Office
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Austin D.
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Snyder
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ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft
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Michael G.
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Starrs
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Marion Police Department
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Christopher M.
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Topovski
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Wooster Police Department
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Johnathan B.
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Tucker
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Washington County Sheriff’s Office
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Holly N.
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Walp
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ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft
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Hannah R.
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Williams
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Ohio Investigative Unit
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Jackson P.
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Williams
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Medina County Sheriff’s Office
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Kermin
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Yepes Nunez
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Canton Police Department
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Jared A.
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Yoe
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Lakewood Police Department
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