SRTB-RC’s 2011 Institute
The Rev. Kevin Billiot had never done any police work until April, when he was appointed chief of the department in little Montgomery, near the Kisatchie National Forest in central Louisiana.
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Dec
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Dec
20
SRTB-RC helps La. police department
A Kentucky program that provides technology assistance for small and rural law enforcement agencies across the nation helped Christmas come early for a rural Louisiana police department. Police Chief Kevin Billiot of Montgomery, La., was one of 31 participants in the Fall 2011 Rural Law Enforcement Technology Institute, a national conference hosted Dec. 4-8 in [...]
Dec
08
Demonstration Day at the Institute
Nearly 40 chiefs, sheriffs, and command officers present for the Fall 2011 Rural Law Enforcement Technology Institute today participated in a law enforcement demonstration day at the Bay Bridge Airport near Annapolis, MD. Activities included demonstrations of a low-cost firearms simulator, flights in light-sport aircraft used in the NLECTC Law Enforcement Aviation Program, and visits at informational booths, [...]
Dec
07
Lawson addresses Institute
Lonnie Lawson, president and CEO of The Center for Rural Development, spoke to the nearly 40 chiefs, sheriffs, and command officers from rural agencies across the nation present at the Fall 2011 Rural Law Enforcement Technology Institute in Annapolis, MD. The Institute is hosted by the Small, Rural, Tribal and Border Regional Center (SRTB-RC), a Public Safety [...]
Dec
06
Institute hears from director
Lance Miller, director of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center’s (NLECTC) National Center, spoke to the nearly 40 chiefs, sheriffs and law enforcement officials today at the Rural Law Enforcement Technology Institute in Annapolis, MD. The Institute is hosted by the Small, Rural, Tribal and Border Regional Center (SRTB-RC), a Public Safety program [...]
Dec
05
Police officers attending Institute
SRTB-RC executive director Dave Mather addresses attendees. Nearly 40 chiefs, sheriffs, and officials from rural law enforcement agencies from across the nation are at the Fall 2011 Rural Law Enforcement Technology Institute in Annapolis, MD. At the event, attendees will deliver presentations on top technology-centered issues at the local agency level, and the strategies they [...]
Oct
25
RDPC launching new course
The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) has released a new training course in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) response for rural first responders. This eight-hour awareness-level course provides rural first responders with an introduction to various types of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive materials and agents. The course is designed to give [...]
Sep
23
Event security training for first responders
Security is always a major concern when a large group of people come together for a public event, and rural first responders and public officials need to understand the importance of and necessity for planning and managing security for any event. MGT 335: Event Security Planning for Public Safety Professionals is a 16-hour, classroom-based course [...]
Sep
01
Cybercrime workshop for law enforcement
As the Internet has grown in use and influence globally, so have the incidents of electronic and computer-based cybercrime. Whether it involves hacking, identity theft, spamming, fraud, harassment, drug trafficking or other illegal activity, cybercrime is clearly an issue that affects all levels of society. This in mind, it is more important than ever that [...]
Aug
08
Rogers welcomes first responders
Rural first responders participating in an event security training course at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset got a surprise visit this morning from U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05). Rogers, in Somerset on a short break from Congress, stopped by The Center on Monday to welcome rural first responders and event security planners [...]
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