Members of the 131st Basic Peace Officer Class received training certificates during a graduation ceremony held Friday morning at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy. The 33 graduates will assume duties as peace officers for 19 Ohio agencies, including the Marion Police Department. The 131st Basic Peace Officer Class utilized Ohio casino training funds to cover training costs for a Basic Peace Officer training course.
The 19-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.
Officer Christopher L. Brausch, Forest Park Police Department, was selected class speaker by his fellow class members and addressed the assembly.
Class honors went to the following:
Overall Top Performer – Jared L. Thompson, Ohio Investigative Unit
Top Academic – Martine D. Trenum Jr., Hamilton Police Department
Top Firearms – Jared L. Thompson, Ohio Investigative Unit
Top Physical Fitness – Donald E. Bringht, Euclid Police Department and Jennifer B. Sachs, Ohio Investigative Unit
Top Driving – Kori A. Korinek, Parma Police Department
Before these casino law enforcement training funds were available, it was the responsibility of the individual agencies to incur the cost of training their officers if the agency did not have a training facility of their own. The police officers graduating in this class are going to communities in Ohio at no cost to the agencies or their communities.
Chief Patrick J. Berarducci, Medina Police Department, was the featured speaker for the ceremony and addressed an audience of graduates, friends, relatives and law enforcement officers. Colonel Paul A. Pride, Patrol superintendent, provided remarks and presented the certificates of training to the graduates.
First Name, MI
Last Name
Agency
Hometown
Stephanie N.
Bowman
Ohio Investigative Unit
Medina, OH
Christopher L.
Brausch
Forest Park Police Department
Cincinnati, OH
Donald E.
Bringht
Euclid Police Department
Bedford Heights, OH
Justin K.
Clark
Lakewood Police Department
Lakewood, OH
Jeremy R.
Domoslawski
Upper Arlington Police Department
Groveport, OH
Paul M.
Garneret
Mansfield Police Department
Buffalo, NY
Stephanie E.
Glass
Forest Park Police Department
Tallahassee, FL
Kyle J.
Kayser
Upper Arlington Police Department
Toledo, OH
Jason T.
Keck
Zanesville Police Department
Zanesville, OH
Joseph R.
Kemp
Gahanna Police Department
Bexley, OH
Kori A.
Korinek
Parma Police Department
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Spencer J.
Krumheuer
Parma Police Department
Middleburg Heights, OH
Kamil P.
Lenk
Parma Police Department
North Royalton, OH
Brady R.
McCarthy
Lancaster Police Department
Lancaster, OH
Brandon J.
Moeller
Gahanna Police Department
Sylvania, OH
Matthew J.
Mumford
Medina Police Department
Townville, PA
Courtland R.
Price
Mansfield Police Department
Mansfield, OH
Andrew T.
Priest
Medina Police Department
Wadsworth, OH
Joshua R.
Roach
Stark County Sheriff’s Office
Dover, OH
Jared D.
Robinson
Marion Police Department
Ostrander, OH
Jennifer B.
Sachs
Ohio Investigative Unit
Plain City, OH
Jonathan G.
Schmitz
Lakewood Police Department
North Royalton, OH
Philip J.
Seelie
Parma Police Department
Richfield, OH
Gregory W.
Stalder
Barberton Police Department
Barberton, OH
Jacob A.
Tamaska
Forest Park Police Department
Cincinnati, OH
Jared L.
Thompson
Ohio Investigative Unit
Leetonia, OH
Russell K.
Tomlin
Delaware City Police Department
Catlettsburg, KY
Martin D.
Trenum Jr.
Hamilton Police Department
Trenton, OH
Gregory D.
Urbanski
Westlake Police Department
Strongsville, OH
John F.
Vinkler III
Parma Heights Police Department
Mentor, OH
Michael T.
Walsh
Parma Police Department
Cleveland, OH
Richard C.
Wheeler
Marion Police Department
Newark, OH
James P.
Woodward
New Albany Police Department
Struthers, OH