POST Academy Class 51/52 graduation in Carson City

The graduation of POST Academy Class 51/52 took place Thursday at the Stewart Facility in Carson City.

Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison was the keynote speaker; other speakers included POST Executive Director Michael Sherlock and POST Academy Commander Orlando Guerra.

The following 25 graduates were administered the peace officers’ oath by POST Commission Chairman, Douglas County Sheriff Ron Pierini.

Erin M. Jackson, Carson City Juvenile Probation Services; Nicholas G. Simpson, Carson City Sheriff’s Office; Arik M. Sitton, Carson City Sheriff’s Office; Harry J. Schroeder Jr., Storey County Sheriff’s Office; Daniel M. Hamer, Douglas County Juvenile Probation Department; Steven J. Kimbrell, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office; Matthew A. Sampson, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office; Shirley J. Little, DMV Compliance Enforcement Division.

Matthew J. Shauf, Gaming Control Board; Nicholas R. Luesing, Churchill County Sheriff’s Office; Daniel J. Groom, Fallon Police Department; John S. Hamilton, Fallon Police Department; Lei-Ante Washington, Elko County Sheriff’s Office; Timothy G. Young, Elko County Police Department; Enrique M. Ponce, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office; William J. Moncada, Lovelock Police Department; Bradley K. Royle, Mineral County Sheriff’s Office.

Thomas E. Boni, Nye County Sheriff’s Office; Lexy A. Bunch, Nye County Sheriff’s Office; Charles R. Cobb, Nye County Sheriff’s Office; Taylor J. McLauchlin, Nye County Sheriff’s Office; Gary W. Hall, Walker River Tribal Police Department; Rigoberto J. Lopez, Washoe County Department of Juvenile Services; Cutter J. Love, West Wendover Police Department; Alejandro B. Sanchez, West Wendover Police Department.

The Category I POST Academy is 620 hours of intensive peace officer training over 16 weeks. The training includes 65 hours of law and legal procedures, more than 137 hours of patrol operations and investigation, more than 257 hours of performance skills, more than 57 hours of functions of a peace officer and more than 102 hours of course administration and exams. The Category II POST Academy is 356 hours over nine weeks and is contained within the 16-week Category I academy. For more information, go to http://www.post.nv.gov.