Staff urge dedicated public safety training facility, cite officer deaths and inadequate interview space

Staff members at a meeting urged officials to establish a dedicated public safety training facility, saying recent deaths and current workspace constraints compromise officer safety and investigative operations. "Our why is very simple," one staff member said. "The NIOSH report came out and said inadequate training and inadequate training facilities." The speaker also said, "In o 7, Felix Roberts was killed in a house fire."

The matter surfaced as staff described multiple shortfalls in current facilities. A second staff member said the Road Call Room "also doubles as an interview room for our CID detectives," adding that the space cannot safely contain suspects during interviews…