Huron Citizen's Police Academy To Look At Prisoner Control

After a Saturday session to scratch some itchy trigger fingers, the Huron Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy meets tonight for the sixth session of the program. Officer Mark Johnson says range day was the first of the more hands on experiences the class will be exposed to…

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As students prepare for ride alongs with actual on duty officers, Johnson is looking to show the class how an officers job varies from night to day…

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As for the range day Saturday Johnson says everyone, including a few members of the Academy who had never shot a gun before, performed well on the line…

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Tonight, the control of suspects will be discussed including searching and handcuffing along with demonstrations of the use of pressure point control tactics and..the Taser.