2021 Training Review
Last week our Training Advisory Board met to review our law enforcement training from 2021 and our training plan for 2022.Aransas Pass Police Department is a contract training provider for TCOLE (Texas Commission on Law […]
The Dangers in and around Police Cars
In the last two days, most Aransas Pass Police Department officers and several officers from area departments took part in the Road Wise Course. This course is designed to teach officers skills when it comes
Legislative Updates Training
Last week, Aransas Pass Police Department hosted two Legislative Updates Classes. The class was put on by Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA) at no cost to APPD or the participants. In all, we had 67
First Response Medical
Last week we concluded our final Active Attack Response course for the summer. This course was a 3-day train the trainer course on First Response Medical. The course was completely grant-funded and put on by
Outside Training in the Rain???
Last week we did not let the rain stop us from training. We hosted the Exterior Response to Active Shooter Events course here in Aransas Pass. Officers from Aransas Pass PD, Ingleside PD, Portland PD,
Sexual Assault / Family Violence Investigators
Last week we hosted two Sexual Assault Family Violence Investigator courses. The first course was a three-day course designed for patrol officers and investigators, and the second course was a one-day course specific to Telecommunications
Hostage Negotiation
Today we wrapped up our week-long Hostage Negotiation Course. This course is designed to be an introduction to crisis/hostage negotiations and covers topics including team structure, effective communications, psychology in negotiations, gathering intelligence, case studies,
What training was APPD doing last week?
The Aransas Pass Police Department training division was busy last week. We had several courses going on simultaneously, so here is what we were up to. Last Wednesday, we had our quarterly defensive tactics class.
Range Day at APPD.
Aransas Pass Police Department strives to provide some of the most progressive and leading training around! We continuously train in de-escalation, defensive tactics, less-lethal weaponry, and firearms. There are some significant advantages to being a
Crystal Bath remembered at the start of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
Yesterday was the start of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. We started off our celebrations of our amazing dispatchers today. There was no more heartfelt way to start the week than to post a permanent
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