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Public Safety Dispatch Class Graduates 130

Elizabeth E. Bennett from Russell County Dispatch; and Ashley A. Dobson, Campbellsville Police Department, are among the 103 graduates of the DOCJT Public Safety Dispatch Academy Class. Nineteen completed 164 hours of training.

Richmond, Ky. (Feb. 28, 2020) - Nineteen law enforcement dispatchers graduated Friday from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.

The graduates hail from communications centers across the state, and comprise DOCJT's 130th telecommunications academy class, which first began in 1999.



The students graduating from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy represent the successful completion of a highly structured and comprehensive curriculum. The four weeks of training consisted of 164 hours of academy instruction to satisfy mandated training requirements.

Major training areas included identifying the role and responsibilities of the dispatcher, correct phone and radio procedures, handling emergency and non-emergency calls for service, emergency medical dispatch protocols and use of the state and national criminal databases.

Additionally, Morehead Police Department Dispatcher Briana L. Gifford received the academic achievement award. Dispatch basic training is mandatory for any sworn or civilian employee who will dispatch law enforcement officers by radio at a Criminal Justice Information Systems agency. DOCJT also provides in-service and leadership training for Kentucky public safety dispatchers and law enforcement officers.

DOCJT is a state agency located on Eastern Kentucky University's campus. The agency is the first in the nation to be accredited under the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies' public safety training program designation. DOCJT also earned accreditation through the International Association for Continuing Education and Training in 2013.

Class 130 graduates and their agencies are:

Moriah Slade-Artz, Harden County 911

Elizabeth E. Bennett, Russell County Dispatch

Justin A. Bessler, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport Police Department

Anthony W. Christie, Whitley County Communication Center

Brandon J. Courtney, Carrollton Police Department

Ashley A. Dobson, Campbellsville Police Department

Briana L. Gifford, Morehead Police Department

(Academic Achievement Award)

Tiffany W. Holbrook, Fayette County Sheriff's Office

Shelby R. Lewis, Morehead Police Department

Kristi N. McIntosh, Lexington Enhanced 911

Sherry D. Popham, Elizabethtown Police Department

Joseph Quinn, Hancock County 911

Zachery J. Stinson, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Sydney M. Stratton, Scottsville Police Department

Cody V. Tanner, Shelby County 911 Communications

Noah E. Wagoner, Bluegrass 911 Central Communications

Ashton N. Williams, Murray State University Police Department

Ashley B. Wright, Union County 911

Haley M. Wright, Grayson County 911


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