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Murray, Mayfield Officers Graduate Basic Training

Murray, Mayfield Officers Graduate Basic Training
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Dec. 08, 2017 | FRANKFORT, KY
By West Kentucky Star Staff Dec. 08, 2017 | 04:13 PM | FRANKFORT, KY
Law enforcement officers from two local agencies were among twenty-nine officers who graduated Friday from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training. 

Kevin Green of Mayfield Police Department and Jesse Hicks from Murray Police Department were part of DOCJT Class 487.

Murray Police issued a press release Friday congratulating Hicks as he begins his career as a law enforcement officer. 

The graduates completed 23 weeks of training, which consisted of 923 hours of recruit-level instruction. Major training areas included homeland security, law offenses and procedures, vehicle operations, firearms, investigations, first aid and CPR, patrol procedures, orientation for new law enforcement families and the mechanics of arrest, restraint and control.
 
Basic training is mandatory for Kentucky law enforcement officers to comply with the state’s Peace Officer Professional Standards Act of 1998. DOCJT provides basic training for city and county police officers, sheriffs’ deputies, university police, airport police and others. It also provides in-service and leadership training for Kentucky law enforcement officers and public safety dispatch training.

Here are the December 8 graduates:

Jacob Barnes, Berea Police Department
Zachary Beasley, Boone County Sheriff’s Office 
Michael Bell, Bellefonte Police Department
Colton Black, Ohio County Sheriff’s Office
Joshua Blackburn, Simpson County Sheriff’s Office
Kyle Bradshaw, Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office
Adam Centers, Woodford County Sheriff’s Office
Aaron Creager, Owensboro Police Department
Jeffrey Decker, Bardstown Police Department
Kelsey Embry, Owensboro Police Department
Kevin Green, Mayfield Police Department
Richard Hash, Morganfield Police Department
Jesse Hicks, Murray Police Department
Kalin Holland, Ft. Thomas Police Department
Kevin Johnson, Radcliff Police Department
Brandon Martin, Prestonsburg Police Department
James Mayfield, Somerset Police Department
Gary Merrill, Paris Police Department
Trevor Morrison, Glasgow Police Department
Andrew O’Bryan, Owensboro Police Department
Douglas Paquin, Berea Police Department
Andrew Pile, Bardstown Police Department
Adam Prince, Pendleton County Sheriff’s Office
Nathan Reinhardt, Pendleton County Sheriff’s Office
Elliott Taylor, Glasgow Police Department
Nicholas Taylor, Somerset Police Department
Timothy Thacker, Princeton Police Department
Jonathan Tucker, Paris Police Department
Rafique Wilson, Russellville Police Department

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