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Pitman officials praise police response after April 5 protest; training updates noted
Summary
Council reported police training in Street Survival, K-9 and de-escalation programs and Mayor Razze praised the department for managing an April 5 protest that drew roughly 400–500 attendees, far above the anticipated 75–100.
The Police Department briefed council on training activities including Street Survival training (for PO Musick & SO Campbell), ongoing K-9 training for Cpl. E.J. Parker and K-9 Mike, and Chief McAteer’s participation in state exercise reviews related to use-of-force and de-escalation training.
Mayor Razze described the borough’s response to an April 5 "Hands Off" protest, noting advance coordination with the organizer and thanking officers for additional duty hours. "I can tell you that our Police response was amazing! They were told to anticipate between 75-100 people by the outside organization ... and we ended up with closer to 400-500 people," Mayor Razze said, adding that officers expanded perimeters as the crowd moved through the business district.
The report recorded 73.5 officer hours allocated to the protest, including 50.5 officer hours on the day of the event, and thanked staff for their professionalism. The council did not take further action at the meeting beyond acknowledging the department’s report.
