RICHMOND, Ky. – Law enforcement officers from 19 agencies across Kentucky graduated from the Department of Criminal Justice Training’s Law Enforcement Basic Training Academy.

The 25-member class underwent 18 weeks of training, which consisted of more than 750 hours of recruit-level officer academy instruction. Major training areas include 40 hours of homeland security training, an Orientation for New Law Enforcement Families class, law offenses and procedures, vehicle operations, firearms, investigation, first aid/CPR, patrol procedures and mechanics of arrest, restraint and control.

The academy is located on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University.

Graduates of Class 372 and their agencies are:

Braxton Lorenzo Allen, Leitchfield Police Department

Joshua Lee Baker, Fayette County Public Schools

Jerry L. Coffey, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office

Michael A. Dickhaus, Florence Police Department

Wesley R. England, Hodgenville Police Department

Joseph G. Gonzales, Radcliff Police Department

Jeffrey E. Helvey, Leitchfield Police Department

Luke Humphries, Paris Police Department

William G. King, Frankfort Police Department

Matthew J. Kremer, Erlanger Police Department

Donald Jason Lane, Marshall County Sheriff’s Office

James Robert Lark, Hardin County Sheriff’s Office

Jason Kenneth Lindsey, Central City Police Department

Timothy Brad McDaniel, Beaver Dam Police Department

Richard A. Mehlbauer, Jr., Radcliff Police Department

Alisa M. Patterson, Fayette County Public Schools

Zachary Lee Rechtin, Campbell County Police Department

Iris Colleen Reeves, Mayfield Police Department

Todd Roberts, Hazard Police Department

Stephen Craig Sanderson, McCracken County Sheriff’s Office

Antoine L. Sims, Fayette County Public Schools

David R. Thompson, University of Kentucky Police Department

Nicholas John Timon, Campbell County Police Department

Damon L. Todd, Jefferson County Public Schools

Chad A. Wilson, Florence Police Department