48 officers graduate from Patrol’s Basic Peace Officer Class
Members of the 153rd Basic Peace Officer Class received training certificates during a graduation ceremony held earlier this month at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy. The 48 graduates will now assume duties as peace officers for 29 Ohio agencies.
The 21-week basic course began in August. The Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy’s Basic Peace Officer course meets and exceeds the training requirements 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. The Patrol’s Training Academy is recognized as a “STAR-certified” academy by the Ohio Attorney General for its excellence in training.
Patrick A. Ray, Hamilton Police Department, was selected as class speaker by fellow class members and addressed the assembly.
Class honors went to the following:
• Overall Top Performer – Carter J. Jenatscheck, Bedford Heights Police Department
• Top Academics – Ethan C. Beekman, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft
• Top Firearms – Kaden S. Jurosko, Harrison County Sheriff’s Office
• Top Physical Fitness – Paul A. Bautista, Columbus State Police Department and Emily M. Watkins, Delaware Police Department
• Top Driving – Ethan C. Beekman, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft.
Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Andy Wilson was the keynote speaker for the ceremony and addressed an audience of graduates, friends, relatives and law enforcement officers. Colonel Charles A. Jones, Patrol superintendent, provided remarks. Following his remarks, a certificate of training was presented to each graduate.
A list of graduates and their agencies is below.
Moss K. Alford, Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office
John P. Anderson, Piqua Police Department
Connor W. Balderaz, Ohio State Highway Patrol
Jacob C. Bartlett, Marion Police Department
Paul A. Bautista, Columbus State Police Department
Daniel J. Beam, Bowling Green Police Division
Ethan C. Beekman, ODNR, Parks & Watercraft
Jackson S. Bennett, Urbana Division of Police
Cole J. Binkley, Piqua Police Department
Larissa P. Bloom, Stark County Sheriff’s Office
Nicholas R. Bolin, Grove City Division of Police
Eryn N. Bolton, North College Hill Police Department
Evelyn J. Butler, Maumee Police Division
Dominic S. Cesaro, Upper Arlington Police Division
Van J. Cisle, West Chester Police Department
Hunter C. Dearsman, ODNR, Parks & Watercraft
Brooklynn M. Downing, Findlay Police Department
Julia C. Ennemoser, ODNR, Parks & Watercraft
Julius M. Fisher, St. Marys Police Department
Ashlynn J. Frabel, Stark County Sheriff’s Office
Samuel A. Frank, Delaware Police Department
Brandon M. Gamble, ODNR, Parks & Watercraft
Dinah A. Hay, ODNR, Parks & Watercraft
Rachel A. Hohman, Hamilton Police Department
Thomas A. Hurst, Hamilton Police Department
Colby D. Idle, Hamilton Police Department
Carter J. Jenatscheck, Bedford Heights Police Department
Kaden S. Jurosko, Harrison County Sheriff’s Office
Christina A. Kennedy, Hamilton Police Department
Michael D. Mileski, Wadsworth Police Department
Emily E. O’Connell, Bowling Green Police Division
Courtney L. O’Donnell, ODNR, Parks & Watercraft
Matthew A. Pickens, Lakewood Police Department
Abdullah A. Qureshi, Forest Park Police Dep artment
Jae’Vante J. Ray, Columbus Regional Airport Authority Police Department
Patrick A. Ray, Hamilton Police Department
Brandon R. Sachara, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office
Breanna O. Schimmel, Washington Court House Police Department
Elana R. Schwartz, City of Oxford Police Divison
Ryan D. Smith, Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
Tiffany M. Stright, ODNR, Parks & Watercraft
Savannah N. Switzer, Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
Troy J. Taylor, North College Hill Police Department
Emily M. Watkins, Delaware Police Department
Kameryn M. Webb, Delaware Police Department
Jan-Phillip B. Wesley, ODNR, Parks & Watercraft
Trenton L. Wilson, Sidney Police Department
Olivia S. Zale, Maumee Police Division.