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Rangely police outline training gains, panic-button protocol for council
Summary
The police chief reported hiring progress (new academy graduate), training partnerships with CNCC and regional agencies, reimbursement of much training costs, and described installed panic buttons and a brief protocol for council behavior during an armed or heated incident.
The Rangely police chief delivered a supervisor report that covered personnel, training and emergency procedures. He said the department is seeking a full-time dispatcher and a part-time officer; Officer Raylan Norman is expected to begin patrol on June 30 after completing POST certification.
The chief described recent instructor recertifications and a goal to transfer more instructor roles to local officers. He also outlined training partnerships with Colorado Northwestern Community College and neighboring agencies that have reduced travel costs and that the town routinely recovers much training expense through grants and reimbursements.
On safety protocols, the chief explained the council chamber has panic buttons that ring directly to dispatch and recommended a simple behavior rule if officers respond to an incident: show your hands so responding officers can rapidly identify non-threats. "Mayor, if you reach down under the desk and to your right, there is a panic button," he told the council while showing locations and confirming monthly testing.
