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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2022

Activists Vandalize Home of Executive from Company Building Atlanta Police Training Center

Vandals targeted the Birmingham-area home of M. Miller Gorrie, the chairman of Brasfield & Gorrie, which is a primary contractor for the training center set to be built across 85 acres just outside Atlanta city limits in DeKalb County.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2022

TX Police Recruit Collapses During Training and Dies

Marquis Kennedy was training in defensive tactics Friday when he let staff know that he was not feeling well. “He was immediately removed from the exercise and told to sit with a member of the training staff for further monitoring. A short time later, he collapsed,” the Arlington Police Department reported.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2022

Canadian Officer Ambushed and Killed During Training

The chase for the suspect ended about two hours after the first of two reported shootings when Ontario's police watchdog says officers fatally shot the man, who had been tracked down to a Hamilton cemetery.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2022

Georgia Cadet Collapses and Dies During Training

Officials said Cadet Patrick Dupree collapsed after performing an exercise with other members of his recruit class.

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Articlesby Dave SmithAugust 31, 2022

Dave Smith: The Blindfold Cockpit Test

Take a hint from our pilot friends. In an emergency, you need to be able to access all of your equipment without looking.

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Articlesby Dave SmithAugust 9, 2022

So You Want to be a Trainer?

Turning your police experience into instruction for other officers requires you to learn how to teach.

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Articlesby Wayne ParhamJuly 27, 2022

Firearms Training: When Good Enough is Good Enough

Hear from a veteran police academy firearms instructor about her experiences when she was a new cop and how those now shapes the way she coaches shooters.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2022

VirTra Receives Contract for Coverage of Simulators for FLETC

FLETC became a VirTra customer in 2019 and was the first customer to receive VirTra’s ultra-high definition 4K simulation systems. VirTra’s systems are located at FLETC facilities in Artesia, NM, Charleston, SC, Cheltenham, MD, and Glynco, GA. The 59 single screen simulators are used to train thousands of federal Police officers and agents.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2022

AR Officer Dies of Medical Event During Training

Arkansas State Police said the officer started showing signs of “medical distress” when he and other JPD officers arrived Sunday afternoon for training.

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Articlesby Doug WyllieJuly 5, 2022

Low-Light Operations: A Critical Training Need

Some reports say as much as 75% of law enforcement shootings occur in poorly lit or dark areas, but many agencies fail to offer low-light firearms training.

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