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Outstanding Recruit of Class 2024-2 awarded to VCSO Deputy Cory Dougherty. The Ventura County Sheriff's Foundation President, Krista Nowak, awarded Officer Mendez an engraved Sig Sauer P365 and crystal award to commemorate this accomplishment. 

Sheriff Jim Fryhoff is pleased to announce the graduation of the Ventura County Criminal Justice Training Center’s Academy Class #2024-2. The graduation ceremony was  held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2025. The graduation ceremony occurred at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, located at 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, California.

 The recruits have completed 24 weeks of instruction through the combined efforts of local law enforcement agencies and other criminal justice entities. The intense training and education have best prepared them to serve their communities as peace officers. The keynote speaker for the event will be Sheriff Jim Fryhoff.

 Please see below for the names of the graduating recruits and their respective agencies.

ACADEMY ROSTER

Basic Academy Class #2024-2

Graduating Recruits

 OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

Daniel Barajas

Raymond Chacon

Bryan Chavarria Rangel

Angel Flores

Ray I. Luis

Michael Allen Luna

Luis A. Melgoza

Jorge L. Navarrete

Fidel Raya

Nathaniel Rosales

Julian Tellez

PASO ROBLES POLICE DEPARTMENT

Gustavo Garcia

Duane Hanna Jr.

Shane A. McGee

Michael Miller

 SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Lance R. Griffin

 SANTA BARBARA POLICE DEPARTMENT

Luis Ricardo Lopez

Frida Macias

Madelyn Iris McNally

Johnathan Patterson

Elias Wagner

SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT

Jordan M. Lundberg

SIMI VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT

Jeffrey Jo Campos

Kyle J. York

 VENTURA POLICE DEPARTMENT

Leticia Cruz

Brandon Larimer

Lauren Neal

 VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

Caitlyn Marie Hughes

Dylan Valdez

 VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Aalyiah K. Alfaro

Isidro Ceja Arenas

Jalen Rose Barron

Robert Bonilla

Blake Burnett

Matthew Rene Camarena

Ethan James Cash

Calvin I. Castillo

Marcos Cavazos

Enrique Trunks Cazares

Samuel Ceja Jr.

James J. Clark

Jasper Alexander Cruz

Cory A. Dougherty

Michael Escobar

Noah J. Faulkner

Jordyn F. Faustini

Tyler J. FitzGerald

Tyler B. Frost

Favian H. Gonzalez

Dana Matzen

Brandon James Meltzer

Tanner Michalec

Jaime N. Morones

Andrei Steven Niemczyk

Yulissa Isabel Peña

Jose L. Ramos

Jesus Ernan Rebollar

John Patrick Reilly Jr.

Pedro Robles Vazquez

Ivan Rodriguez

Nicholas O. Schad

Emily Sezzi

Alex Christopher Shaneyfelt

Micah Sinclair

Isaiah Tapia

Connor A. Tushla

Jonathan Vick

Erin Wick

Samantha Zanini