Several area law enforcement officers graduated recently from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center.
The new officers were members of the 230th basic training class at the center, which is located near Hutchinson, Kan. It is a division of the University of Kansas Continuing Education.
The graduates began training June 2 and graduated Sept. 12. Lenexa Police Department Chief Tom Hongslo congratulated 55 officers from throughout Kansas on their graduation at ceremonies in September.
New graduates from law enforcement agencies in Wyandotte County included:
• From the University of Kansas Medical Center Police Department: Rachel Lopez, patrol officer, Kansas City, Kan.
• From the Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools Police Department: Orlando Singleton, patrol officer, Kansas City, Kan.; Anthony Witt, patrol officer, Kansas City, Kan.
• From the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department: Scott Wood, deputy, Kansas City, Kan.; Mark Zahnter, deputy, Kansas City, Kan.