There is a new set of boots along the thin blue line in Coffeyville. Michael Purvis graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC). He completed 14 weeks of tough training including physical agility, learning the Kansas laws in the classroom, Emergency Vehicle Operations (EVOC), Handgun qualifications, became a certified operator of the Intoxilizer 9000 machine, and learned what OC (pepper spray) felt like first hand. This week, he continues his Field Training Officer program.

Purvis is from Hays. He relocated to Coffeyville to join CPD. 

(photo: Danny Grigg and Michael Purvis)