The Huron City Commission gave approval Monday night to let the Huron Police Department apply for a grant to obtain a polygraph machine, known by some as a lie detector…
Public Safety Commissioner Mark Robish says the training course for the polygraph is 12 weeks long. Public Safety Director Gary Will, Jr. says a polygraph would have many benefits for the department…
Will says while the results of a polygraph are not admissible in court in South Dakota, statements made by those being examined can be. The grant would cover all costs associated with the purchase of a polygraph machine and officer training with the exception of travel costs for the officer chosen to become the polygraph technician.