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Police department outlines patrol-rifle overhaul and sets training deadline
Summary
Police officials told the commission Feb. 5 they have begun a three-year overhaul of the patrol-rifle program, issuing individually assigned rifles and requiring a three-day training course; officers must complete training by Dec. 31 or lose patrol authorization.
Police officials told the Police and Fire Commission on Feb. 5 that the department is in the third year of a multi-year overhaul of its patrol-rifle program and has set an internal deadline for training completion.
The department is replacing older patrol-rifle equipment and moving to individually issued rifles, accompanied by a three-day basic training course for those authorized to carry the weapons, a police representative said. "We had a patrol rifle program here for many years and the equipment that we use had reached…
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