Middlebrook completes police training

Middlebrook completes police training

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Jeff Middlebrook of the Marion Police Department was one of 42 officers who recently successfully completed Basic Police Training Course 2016-B at the Black River Technical College Law Enforcement Training Academy in Pocahontas, Arkansas.

The thirteen-week, 577hour course which began Aug. 22, included instruction in standard police tactics, firearms, legal, educational, technical skills, and practical exercises. In each course, emphasis is placed upon the officers achieving excellence in both academic subjects and firearms training. Each officer must maintain an academic score of at least 70 percent proficiency on each examination, and consistently fire at least 80 percent proficiency during firearms training exercises to successfully complete all phases of the course. Graduation was Friday, Nov. 18, at 1 p.m., in the Randolph County Development Center on the campus of Black River Technical College in Pocahontas.

By the Evening Times News Staff