37 Officers Graduate from Ohio Highway Patrol’s Basic Peace Officer Class

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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