Public Safety Academy graduates 25 New Law Enforcement Officers

ALET Session #21-02 includes eleven Alaska State Troopers, as well as recruits from several city, state, and borough police agencies.

Graduating recruits completed more than 1,000 hours of training over the course of 16 weeks of basic Alaska Law Enforcement Training. Schooling included intensive instruction in law enforcement-related topics, physical fitness, and many scenario-based exercises designed to prepare entry-level police officers and Troopers for successful careers in Alaska law enforcement.

“As a graduate from this very academy 38 years ago I know that the Alaska Law Enforcement Training Academy and its top-notch instructors produce the finest law enforcement officers in the nation,” said Department of Public Safety Commissioner James Cockrell. “Providing quality public safety in a state like Alaska is no easy task, but I know that these graduates have the heart and tenacity to accomplish this critical mission.”

Graduates include:

Curran Chapman – Unalaska Police

Taylor Davis – Juneau Police

Luke Freyder – Ketchikan Police

Martin Gardiner – Dillingham Police

Jason Gillioun – Alaska State Troopers

Annalise Grossmann – Alaska State Parks

Ronald Henry – Anchorage Airport Police & Fire

Taumaoe Malaki – Unalaska Police

David McElwain – VPSO – Kodiak Area Native Association

Gennifer Newman – Fairbanks Airport Pole & Fire

Sawyer Philbrick – Alaska State Troopers

Ryan Pickett – Anchorage Airport Police & Fire

Daniel Pluth – Anchorage Airport Police & Fire

James Postma – Alaska State Troopers

Christopher Seminario – Alaska State Troopers

William Sessamen – Alaska State Troopers

Shawn Shannon – Alaska State Troopers

Jacob Smith – Ketchikan Police

Seth Spence – Alaska State Troopers

William Stamey – Anchorage Airport Police & Fire

Jacob Stoller – Alaska State Troopers

Evan Wojtanek – Fairbanks Airport Police & Fire

Jordan Couturier – Alaska State Troopers**

Trevor Norris – Alaska State Troopers**

Joshua Yavorsky – Alaska State Troopers**