HUTCHINSON — Julia Thompson of the Iola Police Department recently graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center program. Thompson was one of 25 graduates to receive certification as a law enforcement officer.
The 14-week program includes classroom lectures and hands-on applications to help train officers to solve the increasingly complex problems they face in the line of duty, according to a KLETC press release.
Established by the Kansas Legislature in 1968, the program trains the majority of municipal, county and state law enforcement officers.
About 300 officers enroll annually in KLETC basic training programs and another 10,000 officers participate in its annual continuing education and specialized training programs.
