Officers graduate from ALET |
| November 29, 2013 |
| Twenty-six law enforcement officers from different state and
municipal agencies graduated November 15 from the Public Safety
Training Academy in Sitka. The 15-week basic Alaska Law Enforcement training session included more than 900 hours of training and incorporated intensive instruction in law enforcement-related topics, physical fitness and many scenario-based exercises – all designed to prepare entry level police officers and troopers for a successful career in Alaska law enforcement. The graduates are: Dustin Akana, Alaska State Troopers Michael Alexander, Alaska State Troopers Thomas Barrett, Alaska Wildlife Troopers Jason Bohac, Alaska State Troopers Chase Bresnahan, Saint Paul Public Safety Mitchell Burdick, Soldotna Police Joshua Crandall (self pay) Bo Dalbotten, Alaska State Troopers Eric Eccleston, Sitka Police Brook-Lyn Edney, Kotzebue Police David Frebel, Alaska Wildlife Troopers Kevin Gill, Alaska State Troopers Matthew Hall, Fairbanks Airport Police and Fire Michael Johnson, Alaska State Troopers Zachary Johnson, Alaska State Troopers Michael Lopez, Wasilla Police Thomas Milliette, Kotzebue Police Gregory Rubio, Cordova Police Bryan Spears, Alaska State Troopers (lateral hire from Lander Police Department in Wyoming) Timothy Tefft, Alaska State Troopers Timothy Tilley, Alaska State Troopers Derrick Torgerson, Cordova Police Eric Vandelaar, Palmer Police Christopher Green, Alaska State Troopers (refresher due to military deployment) Also among the ALET graduates are Court Services Officers Pierre Burkett of the Palmer Judicial Services Unit and Rob Jensen of the Fairbanks Judicial Services Unit. This is the first time CSOs have gone through an entire ALET session to become eligible for certification by the Alaska Police Standards Council, the certifying agency for police officers in Alaska. After graduation, the Alaska State Trooper and Alaska Wildlife Trooper recruits continue their training at the academy for an additional three weeks. This training session is often referred to as Trooper Basic. The trooper recruits receive more tailored and advanced training during this session in fish and wildlife investigations, boating safety, survival, commercial fisheries enforcement, media relations, critical stress management, patrol rifle training and search and rescue. They are also exposed to additional scenario-based training events. Upon completion of Trooper Basic, trooper recruits from both divisions move to their first duty assignment and begin a 15-week Field Training and Evaluation Program. All trooper recruits are expected to develop to the point of being able to perform all law enforcement functions independently and if successful, will be promoted to trooper upon the successful completion of their probationary period, generally 12 months from the start of the academy. At that point, wildlife troopers will move to the Division of Alaska Wildlife Troopers. |