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Police credit plate-reader system in recent investigation; fire and EMS give staffing and training updates
Summary
Police chiefs said the city's Flock plate-reader system produced a lead that helped identify a vehicle in a recent investigation; fire officials recounted a difficult recent response, announced a recruit graduation and described paramedic training developments.
Pleasant Grove public-safety leaders updated council on a recent investigation and department staffing and training.
Chief Brown, the police chief, told council that the city—s Flock license-plate-reader system provided the key lead in a recent, serious case. "Without your flock plate reader system, that case to date would still be unsolved. That was the key that solved it," Chief Brown said. The chief said the system helped identify the truck involved, narrowing the investigation from hundreds of potential matches to a set the department could pursue. He said one area at Kiwanis remains uncovered by camera placement and staff plans to add coverage.
Chief Brown also noted the emotional toll on officers following the incident and said counseling and peer-support resources are being provided; he said a memorial service and funeral are scheduled this week and that the department will hold peer-support sessions for staff.
Fire department leaders reported recruit training and other operational items. The fire chief said recruits will graduate this Thursday and commended personnel who completed physically demanding qualification training known as "hell week." The chief highlighted a paramedic candidate, Colby Drain, who completed the course and whose performance could lead to assignment on a paramedic SWAT support team. The department said wildfire-season preparations are nearly complete and that saw-course training and readiness work for a brush truck remain part of the summer schedule.
Both departments thanked council and staff for community and interagency support during the recent incident. "We received a letter from Scott and sent it out to the troops ... those are helpful things," Chief Brown said, referring to interdepartmental communications of appreciation.
Next steps: Police will expand camera coverage to a remaining uncovered area; fire will continue training and finalize deployment readiness for summer response.
