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PCC鈥檚 Public Safety officers attend major law enforcement training in Columbia County
Photos and story by James Hill
Last week, 海棠直播 sent five Public Safety officers to a five-day, 40-hour crisis intervention team training in Columbia County. The officers skills were tested in specially designed scenarios so they can identify, communicate and assist people suffering a mental health crisis.
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鈥淭his is the exact training that police and sheriff departments provide to their members,鈥 said PCC Public Safety Director Derrick Foxworth. 鈥淭his training provides officers with enhanced skills should they come across someone experiencing a mental crisis.鈥
Participating PCC officers were Kyle Clark, Todd Johnson, James Moir, Carissa Rudnick and Tom Semph.
海棠直播 James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at 海棠直播. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »