Staff

Staff Biographies

Chief Erik Koch

Chief Erik Koch has served with the Ephrata Police Department for over 18 years.  He has held the ranks of Patrolman, Corporal, Sergeant, Captain and Interim Chief of Police.  During this time, he assisted the Ephrata Police Department in achieving WASPC Accreditation in 2014 and re-accreditation in 2018 and 2022.

He graduated from Big Bend Community College in 2010 and has achieved First Level, Middle Manager and Executive Level Certification by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission.  Erik graduated from the prestigious FBI National Academy in December 2019.

Erik and his wife Michelle have lived in Ephrata since 2000 and both of their children attended Ephrata schools. 

During his off-duty time Erik enjoys outdoor pursuits and takes advantage of the unique opportunities the basin has to offer.

 

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Administration
Chief Erik Koch ekoch@ephrata.org  
       
Detectives Unit
Detective Sergeant Troy Froewiss tfroewiss@ephrata.org  
       
Patrol
Sergeant Ryan Harvey rharvey@ephrata.org  
Officer Joseph Downey jdowney@ephrata.org  
Officer Nicolas Diaz ndiaz@ephrata.org  
       
Sergeant Jack McLauchlan jmclauchlan@ephrata.org  
Officer Camden Eckhart ceckhart@ephrata.org  
Officer Zachary Smith zsmith@ephrata.org  
       
Sergeant Gabriel Garcia ggarcia@ephrata.org  
Officer Billy Roberts broberts@ephrata.org  
Officer Chandler Gribble cgribble@ephrata.org  
       
Sergeant Todd Hufman thufman@ephrata.org  
Officer Patrick Canady pcanady@ephrata.org  
Officer Marvin Canizales mcanizales@ephrata.org  
       
Unassigned Officers      
Recruit (new hire)      
Professional Staff
Confidential Secretary Heather Van Paepeghem hvanpaepeghem@ephrata.org ext 128
Property & Evidence  Summer Mann smann@ephrata.org ext 127
Records Manager Elizabeth Kallstrom ekallstrong@ephrata.org ext 111
       
       

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