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Old May 12, 2002, 05:05 PM   #1
Fraser
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Rapid Deployment Training for Patrol Officers

This article, authored by Ethan Jensen, appeared in the June 2002 issue and I think it was pretty darn good.

Last year I attended a public "feel good" drill presented by the local PD at our high school. The scenario included a report of shots fired, etc. When the responding officers rolled up they found the school security office lying in the foyer, playing dead. They retrieved the DB, and with the help of 40 other officers from around the county set up a security perimeter. Then the PD armored truck drove up and the hostage negotiator got the BG to surrender.

Never did they enter the school to try and stop the actions of the BG.

I don't think the responding officers knew their way around the school....only the gym, cafeteria, and principal's office. The security officer certainly couldn't help them.

This drill didn't make me feel good.

Be that as it may, I think Jensen's article is very timely.
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