MVCTC welcomes new staff for 50th year - Register Herald registerherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from registerherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
KPD has announced promotions for two outstanding men to the rank of sergeant.
The posting was made earlier today on the KPD Facebook page.
It s been a busy week of swearing, er, swearing in at KPD HQ. Earlier in the week, the two newest officers to join the force, one from Finley, the other originally from Florida, took the oath to protect and to serve, and earlier this morning two veteran officers were promoted to the rank of sergeant.
KPD - Sgt. Steve Thatsana
Sergeant Steve Thatsana grew up in Richland, WA, where he flew high as a Falcon, attending Hanford High School. After graduation, he joined the Army, serving three years in the military. He started his career in law enforcement with the Pasco Police Department in November of 2002, spending 12 years in various specialty assignments.
person. there is no threat to you apparent on here. this was absolutely wrong. most do not operate this way. i do want to get into protocol. you can see the wire getting into the taser. you can t fire the taser again, it becomes inactive? well with that cartridge. i ve been certified by a taser instructor. it s an effective tool. it doesn t work all the time. it may achieve the desired result the officer was working for. but you certainly cannot justify let me interrupt you for a second. the victim calls and turns away and goes for his gun.
zimmerman s defense today. today, zimmerman s attorneys put on the stand dennis root, a private investigator, a former police officer, taser instructor, hand to hand combat teacher and overall expert on the use of force. root explained how witness testimony often conflicts in high stress situations. zimmerman did not have the abilities of a fighter. and that trayvon martin appeared to be physically fit. let s listen in right now as he continues his testimony. did you know how far away approximately the gun was from mr. martin when it was fired? yes. and what do you know that to be, approximately? if i remember reading correctly, it was within six inches. same objection. overruled. move on to your next question, please. yes, your honor. and i told you about two questions that you were asked. the other question is whether or
should, quote, tap the i-pad s potential at schools rather than slamming it as just another attention deficit device. the president really loves his blackberry so he does have an appreciation for technology. those are the things we thought you should know. in today s crossing the line is it okay to use tasers when a fan becomes unruly? on friday officers subdued a 36-year-old man watching the second round of the players championship. they tasered him. officials say the man was yelling at players and heckled tiger woods. the man reportedly got so out of hand officers zapped him with a 50,000-volt stun gun. last monday a philadelphia police officer, you remember this video, used a stun gun on a teenager who was racing around the outfield during the phillies game. that set off a huge debate of whether they went too far. joining us to talk about it from columbus, ohio is a taser instructor, a former police officer, and from san francisco, the commissioner with the san francisco police