Pratt Police Department Employees

Administration

Started his career in law enforcement as a detention officer with Douglas County Sheriff's Office in 1996. Was hired by the Lawrence Police Department in 1998 and completed the 17th Basic Lawrence Police Academy. Was hired by the Wellington Police Department in 2000. Started working for the Pratt County Sheriff's Department in 2012. Started with the Pratt Police Department in 2016 as a patrol sergeant and promoted to detective in 2019.

Joe Ohler

Chief of Police

James Shelden

Patrol / Lieutenant

Rebecca Slief

Detective / Sergeant

Started in law enforcement in 2010 at the Pratt County Sheriff's Office as a detention officer. Became a dispatcher for the City of Pratt in 2012 and was promoted to IT Communications Specialist in 2015. Left the department in 2018. In 2019 he returned to the Police Department and took the position of Administrative Assistant and IT specialist. Mike's current duties include maintaining the departments computer network and administrative functions as assigned by the Chief of Police.

Michael LaClair

Administrative Assistant

Jami Walker, Municipal Court Clerk, joined the Pratt Police Department as Municipal Court Clerk in 2001. Her responsibilities include preparing cases submitted by officers for prosecution related to violations of the Pratt city code, she is also responsible for the collection of fines and fees, for the dissemination of reports to attorneys, and acting as the city probation officer.

Jami Walker

Municipal Court Clerk

Patrol

Began his employment in 1997 with the Pratt Police Department, Graduated in the 150th basic training academy in 1998. Was promoted in 2005 to the rank of Sergeant.

Jim Ferbert

Patrol / Sergeant

Danny Gimpel

SRO / Sergeant

Brad Hitz

Patrol / Sergeant

Ken Wright

Patrol / Sergeant

Kelton Barrett

Patrol

Noah Tatro

Patrol

Mason Eck

Patrol

Jeffrey Nix

Patrol

Tim Gada

Patrol

Donovan Wahrman

Patrol

Austyn Staats

Patrol

Dispatch

Kristine Landwehr

Dispatch Director

Casi Sloan

Dispatcher

Bridget Blevins

Dispatcher

Audrey Doyle

Dispatcher

Tina Miller

Dispatcher

Donicio Gonzales

Dispatcher

Dedra Rawson

Dispatcher

Kimber Hartless

Dispatcher

Animal Control

Richard McGraw

Animal Control