The Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center in Hutchinson has been around since 1968 as the state’s training facility for officers. For the past 13 years, they have been keeping records of the comprehensive written test given out at the academy.

Hoisington Police Department Officer Chelsey Hachmeister was able to tie the highest score every recorded from the police academy.

Hoisington Police Chief Kenton Doze says Hachmeister shined at the academy.

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Kansas law enforcement officers must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 560 hours of basic law enforcement training to attain their law enforcement certification. The 560-hour program is conducted in a 14-week format and has tests throughout the time.

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Not only did Hachmeister have the highest score from her graduating class on January 26, 2018, but she also tied the highest score recorded over the past 13 years.

Hachmeister started full-time with the Hoisington Police Department last June after serving in a part-time roll for roughly a year and a half. Hachmeister also became the first full-time female officer in Hoisington in over a decade.