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 Officers. These courses were put on by SAFVIC and are completely grant-funded. We had 16 in attendance for the Investigators course, including 9 of our own. For the Telecommunications course, we had 22 dispatchers attend, including 5 of our own.
These courses are required for Police Officers to be certified as Sexual Assault Investigators through the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). The telecommunications course teaches dispatchers what to look for and what to ask while communicating with victims of sexual assault or family violence situations. They also learn what they can do to assist the victim on the initial 911 call and how they can help keep responding officers safe.
Special thanks to instructor Judy Cervenka with TGL for providing this awesome training for our area.
Deputy Sheriff Ryan Clinkunbroomer was shot and killed in an unprovoked ambush at the intersection of Sierra Highway and Avenue Q just outside of the Palmdale Sheriff's Station at about...
Governmental Affairs Liaison Mike Griffin was killed at the scene of a crash on Highway 6 near Batesville at about 11:00 am.
He was en route to Jackson when he encountered...
Police Officer Kevin Cram was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man with an active arrest warrant for harassment.
At 7:53 p.m., Officer Cram located the subject at...
Deputy Sheriff Auston Reudelhuber was killed in a vehicle crash on North Carolina 150 at 5:15 a.m.
A box truck driving south on NC 150 crossed the center line and struck...
Detective Bobby Garten was killed when his patrol car was struck by a fleeing vehicle at the intersection of Asylum Avenue and Broad Street at about 10:30 pm.
Officers initiated a...
K9 Waro was shot and killed while attempting an apprehension of an armed juvenile behind 334 West Avenue in Jonesboro.
Officers from the Jonesboro Police Department had responded to a hotel...
Deputy Sheriff Matthew Pierson was killed in a vehicle crash at the Texas State Highway 147 and Texas State Highway 103 intersection at 7:30 a.m.
He was driving his patrol vehicle...
Sheriff Robert Rodgers was killed in a vehicle crash while responding to a domestic call at 4:09 p.m.
He was traveling on Highway 233 when his patrol vehicle left the roadway...
Police Officer Anthony Francone was struck and killed by a vehicle that was being pursued south of Nixon, Nevada.
The pursuit went to the area of Route 446 and Route 447,...
Officer Bryan Holley suffered a fatal medical emergency shortly after performing afternoon traffic control at Bonner Elementary School in Lufkin, Texas.
He collapsed at about 4:10 pm after completing the traffic...
