For more information, contact:
Captain Paul Matl, Wisconsin State Patrol training director
(608) 366-3301, paul.matl@dot.wi.gov
The Wisconsin State Patrol welcomed 49 recruits to the State Patrol Academy at Fort McCoy on Sunday, Jan. 10, to begin an intense 25-week training program that will culminate in their graduation as troopers or inspectors on July 1, 2016.
“The cadets will train full time at the State Patrol Academy in areas such as firearms proficiency, defensive and arrest tactics, traffic stop contacts, emergency vehicle operations, and police pursuits. They also will receive training in communication skills, ethics, crash investigations, criminal and traffic law, as well as emergency lifesaving techniques. Their physical, academic and hands-on training will prepare them for law enforcement careers as either State Patrol troopers or inspectors in one of five regions in the state,” said Capt. Paul Matl, director of training at the academy.
Troopers generally patrol highways to enforce traffic safety and criminal laws while inspectors focus primarily on enforcement of motor carrier (large trucks, buses and other commercial motor vehicles) safety laws and regulations.
The 61st Recruit Class has 13 cadets with military service, and nine cadets are women. The following is a list of 61st Recruit Class cadets with their hometowns:
Salvatore L. Alfano
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Sarah E. Burdick
Van Dyne, Wisconsin
Mitchell R. Butterbrodt
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Patrick R. Callahan
Park Ridge, Illinois
Cameron S. Coronado
New Lisbon, Wisconsin
David A. Dalbec
Superior, Wisconsin
Joseph R. Dashek
Plymouth, Wisconsin
Alan L. Diede
Jim Falls, Wisconsin
Cody M. Digre
Rochester, Minnesota
Joshua W. Dummer
Belvidere, Illinois
David W. Ecklor
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Kole P. Evenson
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
David J. Gibson
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Sethpatric Gritton
Madison, Wisconsin
Matthew J. Knight
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Timothy M. Knutson
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Tyler G. Koenig
Mundelein, Wisconsin
Mitchell S. Kraetke
Shell Lake, Wisconsin
Megan M. LaFave
Oconto, Wisconsin
Kyle A. Letner
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Eric A. Lloyd
Janesville, Wisconsin
David L. Magnusson III
Saukville, Wisconsin
Daniel J. Mittelstadt
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Mildred A. Montano
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Derek L. Moore
Paullina, Iowa
James T. Olrick
Rio, Wisconsin
Arelly Parra Morales
Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Allan L. Platt
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Travis J. Pung
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Joey A. Rebedew
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Emily R. Reiter
Kaukauna, Wisconsin
Tamaira A. Rettie
Appleton, Wisconsin
Brock A. Rizzo
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Zachery D. Roberts
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Jonathan J. Root
Monona, Wisconsin
Aaron C. Rouland
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Christopher N. Saraniecki
Lake Zurich, Illinois
Mitchell D. Schaeppi
Clarksville, Tennessee
Kyle J. Scott
Shiocton, Wisconsin
Zachary J. Sincoular
Shawano, Wisconsin
David D. Thomson
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wayne R. Thoreson
South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Thomas M. Van Egeren
Mishicot, Wisconsin
Greg A. Wahl
Racine, Wisconsin
Alex A. Warner
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Anne M. Watrin
Hinckley, Minnesota
Keegan D. Williams
Delavan, Wisconsin
Brittany A. Wilson
North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Courtney J. Wynstra
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
