Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
BASIC TRAINING CLASS 364 RAISES MONEY FOR Mississippi RELIEF EFFORT

RICHMOND, Ky. –In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the whole nation is keeping a close eye on the situation in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. However, Basic Training Class No. 364 at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training is turning its concern into action.

 These newest members of Kentucky’s law enforcement community have come together to raise funds for the rescue and disaster relief efforts of the Biloxi (Miss.) Police Department. Each DOCJT Basic Training class participates in a community service project as part of the requirements for graduation from the academy. Class 364 chose to focus its community project on supporting the need for supplies and funds for fellow officers in Biloxi, Miss. and their families, following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

 “We are very pleased with the level of character and compassion shown by the members of Class 364 by taking on such an initiative,” said Horace Johnson, director of DOCJT’s Training Operations Division. “Law enforcement is all about serving community and this class has gone above and beyond the call of duty by extending their service to the needs of families and local law enforcement in Biloxi.” 

 Class 364 is currently collecting donations to send to the Biloxi Police Department and encourages local citizens here in Kentucky to participate.

 “These guys need our help,” said Scott Conrad of the Georgetown Police Department and class leader for Basic Class 364. “We want to be able to help out our fellow officers in a way that will impact them. It is part of our duty. Who else do they have to look to in their time of need?”

 Anyone interested in donating on behalf of DOCJT Basic Training Class 364 should contact Fran Root, director of DOCJT’s Basic Training Branch at (859) 622-8075 or send donations to:

The Biloxi Police Family Relief Fund

Department of Criminal Justice Training

Attn: Fran Root

Funderburk Building

521 Lancaster Avenue

Richmond, KY 40475

The members of Basic Training Class No. 364 and their agencies are:

Micha D. Amstutz, Maysville Police Department

David A. Boudreau, Hopkinsville Police Department

Mark S. Collier, Clark County Sheriff’s Office

David E. Collins, Fayette County Public Schools

Robert Conrad, Georgetown Police Department

Duane N. Davenport, Central City Police Department

Daniel B. Houlihan, Fayette County Public Schools

Donald R. Jewell, II, Hodgenville Police Department

Benny R. Kauffman, Eddyville Police Department

David Lair, Georgetown Police Department

Jon B. McCormick, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office

David J. Pugh, Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

Zachary S. Sutton, Maysville Police Department

Brandon O. Tedford, Hopkinsville Police Department

Tony K. Vaughn, Perry County Sheriff’s Office

Phillip W. Warner, Lawrenceburg Police Department

Jessie R. Williams, Laurel County Sheriff’s Office

David C. Wiseman, Hazard Police Department

Scott D. Wolf, LaGrange Police Department

Paul B. Wooldridge, Lawrenceburg Police Department

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