Police Training Year End Report

Police Training

Year End Report Year End Report for 2007

Each Officer of the department received a minimum of 21 hours of in-service training in the following subjects, which conforms to the New York State Accreditation Standards:

Audio visual evidence
Car stop positioning and safety
CPR/AED re-certifications
Crime victims board
Drug identification and current trends
Emergency Vehicle Response (P.U.R.S.U.E.)
Firearms evaluations (handgun & shotgun)
Haz-Mat/Emergency response/BBP/PPE
Law updates
License plate reader (LPR)
New automatic external defibrillators (AED) & AED downloading
Nw ammunition issue
Officer safety alert
Rapid response to the active shooter
Review of MOP #23 and 24 (EVOC & roadblocks)
Simunition Training
TRACS system
Training survey - review
Weapon familiarization- AR15
Weapon maintenance & inspection

Detective Bureau conducted 25 training sessions during the year (37.5 hours)

The Command Officers received an additional 8 hours of training (4 sessions) in various areas of supervision.

Miscellaneous Training:

Certified Trainers (Officers Stowell, Ugale, Borowski & Nappo) of the Police Department certified 35 civilian Town of Hamburg employees in the use of the Automated External Defibrillators and CPR.

The Central Police Services (CPS) Training Academy in Buffalo instructs and certifies Officers employed by local Police Agencies. Most of the courses offered are taught by certified Officers that are provided by various Departments. Our Department provided the following instruction at the CPS Training Academy.

Officer Bullard - Firearms Training – 40 hours
Officer Fraser - Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Course – 96 hrs
Officer Johnston - Responding to Burglary, Robbery & Domestics - 16 hrs
Detective Ehret - Assault Lecture - 6 hrs
PSD Taylor - Communications - 6 hrs

In addition to the research, development, and coordination of the training programs and curriculum, the Training Office (consisting of Officer Scott Fraser) perform additional task such as:

Research, development, and coordination of all in-service training programs and curriculum
Process new hires (equipment, training, and initial development)
Manage department's Accreditation Program
Compile and maintain all training records, lesson plans and related documentation
Maintenance of departmental equipment
Responsible for inventory of departmental weapons and ammunition
Monitor and process firearms COBIS regulations
Maintain Federal firearms licenses
Coordinate CPR/AED training for all Town employees
Assist with policy development and distribution
Monitor/maintain acknowledgements (policy, equipment, etc)
Process the Games of Chance/Bell Jar applications & inspections
Coordinate and mentor the school intern program (Hilbert College/ECC)
Conduct police station tours for various groups
Crime Prevention & Crime Watch Programs (Brook Gardens, MHP, Lakeshore, Locksley Park and Hickox Road
Oversee Records Office w/complaints, problems, fingerprints, scheduling, training, etc.
Liaison with Central Police Services Training Academy
Monitor re-certifications (Breath Test Operators, First Aid, Firearms, etc.)
Evaluate instructors for New York State Re-certification
Compile and disseminate Year End Report
Assist with Annual Departmental goals and objectives
Maintain Officer Registry with Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS)
Complete State and Federal surveys as needed
Responsible for retirement collection of equipment (ID's, plaques, etc)
Citizen Police Academy
Web site updating
Manage various grants/funding
Maintain Sex Offender Registry notifications
Hostage negotiation and Support Unit member
Conduct Staff training for the Recreation Dept-Defusing Aggressive Behavior
Safe School Committee
Process FOIL requests
Process Solicitor and Peddler Permits
Monitor Uniform Crime Report
Additional duties as assigned by Administration

OUTSIDE SCHOOLS - 1,839 HOURS

IN-SERVICE TRAINING - 1,134 HOURS

TOTAL TRAINING HOURS - 2,973 for 2007