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POST investigators find uncertified and undertrained officers at several small agencies; commission orders unannounced spot checks
Summary
Investigators reported multiple instances of uncertified officers working alone or agencies with incomplete pre-employment files and in-service training shortfalls at small departments. The commission accepted the reports and directed investigators to conduct unannounced spot checks within six months.
Investigators for the Tennessee POST Commission reported on Aug. 29 that several small law-enforcement agencies had instances of uncertified officers working alone or lacked complete pre-employment documentation and in-service training records.
Kevin Creed, a POST investigator, told the commission he reviewed body-worn camera footage and records at the Cowan Police Department after a complaint that an uncertified trainee had worked solo. Creed said most footage showed the trainee accompanied by another officer, but he found a “few occasions” where the officer appeared to be working alone and instances where a part-time officer had been…
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