Idaho State Police to Commission 15 Troopers on Friday During Ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
Teresa Baker
Public Information Officer
Headquarters 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642
(208) 884-7122
Fax (208) 884-7087

For Immediate Release: 07/9/14 at 1:45 p.m.

MERIDIAN - The Idaho State Police will commission fifteen new troopers during a ceremony in the State Capitol Rotunda in Boise on Friday, July 11th at 10:00 a.m. During the ceremony the Advanced Training Class (ATC) of new troopers will take the oath of office and receive their campaign hat and badge. The class will be addressed by Lieutenant Governor Brad Little and Lieutenant Colonel Kedrick Wills, Deputy Director of the Idaho State Police. In a longstanding tradition of ISP, the class will showcase their patrol cars on the Statehouse steps beginning at 10:00 a.m. The public is invited to the ceremony and to take a step back into history with ISP's parade cars and period uniforms that will also be on display.

The Idaho State Police ATC is a 14-week program that all recruits must complete to become a state trooper, including those who were previously employed by another law enforcement agency and are already certified peace officers. Twelve of the troopers graduating completed the 10-week Peace Officer Standards Training (POST) Basic Patrol Academy just prior to attending ATC. Three of the troopers joined ISP after working for another law enforcement agency.

Upon graduation, the newly commissioned troopers will be assigned to one of six districts of ISP throughout the state to complete a field training program that lasts approximately 12 weeks. During this stage the new troopers will work with a series of experienced troopers who will teach, evaluate and document each of them in an on-the-job setting.

Members of the Idaho State Police Advanced Training Class (ATC) #41, their hometowns and the ISP district office each will be assigned to are:

Trooper Hometown District Assignment & Location

Stephen Acheson      American Falls      District 4 - Jerome
Michael Blackburn    Rexburg                District 6 - Idaho Falls
Shane Call                Chubbuck             District 5 - Pocatello
Steven Farley            Meridian               District 3 - Meridian
Beau Godfrey           North Ogden, UT  District 6 - Idaho Falls
Michael Grigg           Lowman                District 3 - Meridian
Daniel Harder           Boise                     District 4 - Jerome
Mary Hoagland        Caldwell                 District 3 - Meridian
Ryan Hoxie              Meridian                 District 3 - Meridian
Ryan Moustafa         Somers, CT            District 6 - Idaho Falls
Zachary Nichols       Grangeville              District 2 - Lewiston
Joseph Peppley        Nampa                   District 3 - Meridian
Brady Walker          Lewiston                 District 2 - Lewiston
Shane Werger          Garnavillo, IA         District 1 - Coeur d'Alene
Joshua Wrathall       Menan                    District 6 - Idaho Falls

During ATC, recruits are trained to assume responsibilities of an Idaho State Trooper which include, but are not limited to:

- Traffic control and enforcement
- Motor vehicle crash investigations
- Criminal investigations
- Report writing
- Impaired driving
- Crime scene processing and investigation
- Law and courtroom procedure
- Firearms and defensive weapons
- Communication techniques including public speaking
- Ethics

Anyone interested in learning more about the Idaho State Police or in applying to be a trooper should visit the ISP website at www.isp.idaho.gov and add their name to the hiring notification list.

Media:

There will be an opportunity for photographs with the new troopers with their patrol vehicles in front of the Capitol after the ceremony on Friday. Any on-camera interviews will have to be completed before the ceremony.

The ceremony schedule is as follows:

9:00 a.m. Patrol and Parade Car Display
10:00 a.m. Graduation Ceremony Begins
11:00 a.m. Graduation Ceremony Concludes
11:00 - 11:20 a.m. Reception line
11:20 - 12:15 p.m. Class photos


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