Photo: Photo courtesy of the Ohio Highway Patrol
COLUMBUS - Members of the 146th Basic Peace Officer Class received training certificates during a graduation ceremony held Friday afternoon at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy. The 37 graduates will assume duties as peace officers for 20 Ohio agencies.
The 21-week basic course began in February. 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.
Joshua A. McMaster, Gahanna Division of Police, was selected as class speaker by his fellow class members and addressed the assembly.
Class honors went to the following:
Overall Top Performer – Kyle B. McCoy, Delaware Police Department
Top Academics – Kiarra B. Ibarra, Sidney Police Department
Top Firearms – Joshua A. McMaster, Gahanna Division of Police
Top Physical Fitness – Austin C. Lute, Canton Police Department
Top Driving – Mason T. Milburn, Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office
Assistant Superintendent Bruce Pijanowski, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, was the featured speaker for the ceremony, and addressed the graduates and an audience of friends, relatives and law enforcement officers. Colonel Richard S. Fambro, Patrol superintendent, provided remarks.
The 37 officers in alphabetical order are:
First Name, MI
Last Name
Agency
John R.
Anderson
Stark County Sheriff’s Office
Chelsea M.
Arent
Hamilton Police Department
Jalen L.
Bagley
Lima Police Department
Dylan J.
Ballauer
Hamilton Police Department
Andrew J.
Byerly
Delaware County Sheriff’s Office
Logan M.
Campbell
Mentor Police Department
Zachary R.
Coblentz
Canton Police Department
Aaron N.
Collins
Grove City Division of Police
Tyler P.
Conmay
Delaware County Sheriff’s Office
Andrew S.
Cook
Canton Police Department
Kyle W.
Crossley
Grove City Division of Police
Drew A.
Duncan
New Albany Police Department
Dontonio D.
Echols
Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
Trent J.
Fenner
Delaware County Sheriff’s Office
Kaleb J.
Goad
New Albany Police Department
Jacob T.
Hendrickson
Mentor Police Department
Michael D.
Herman
Ohio Investigative Unit
Kiarra B.
Ibarra
Sidney Police Department
Ryan C.
King
Wooster Police Department
Hailey N.
Lange
Mentor Police Department
Daniel P.
Logan
Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Austin C.
Lute
Canton Police Department
Jon-Paul L.
Maiden
Findlay Police Department
Drew T.
Mayle
Grove City Division of Police
Kyle B.
McCoy
Delaware Police Department
Joshua A.
McMaster
Gahanna Division of Police
Mason T.
Milburn
Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office
Andrew L.
Mossor
Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office
Collin J.
Peters
New Albany Police Department
Parker D.
Rembis
Grove City Division of Police
Jacob A.
Rosen
Canton Police Department
Tyler D.
Selig
Cuyahoga Heights Police Department
Derek M.
Swope
Delaware County Sheriff’s Office
Ryon A.
Warmack
Wyoming Police Department
Benjamin A.
Watt
Grove City Division of Police
Jordan K.
Wilson
Hamilton Police Department
Matthew D.
Zelinsky
Strongsville Police Department
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