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Police chief reports training progress; council approves license to use Franklin Display Group site

Belvidere City Council Committee of the Whole · February 26, 2026
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Belvidere Police Chief Woody told the Committee of the Whole that two officers completed FTO and several are at the academy; the council approved a license agreement allowing SWAT training at 910 East Lincoln Ave. at the request of the chief.

Police Chief Woody told the Belvidere City Committee of the Whole on Feb. 23 that two officers, Austin Smaha and Ethan Shook, have progressed to step five of the field training officer program and are now assigned to shifts as solo officers, improving patrol coverage. He said three other officers remain in earlier FTO phases and three recruits are at the Basic Police Academy at Sauk Valley…

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