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<br />u <br /> <br />SE OF FORCE <br /> <br />Officer Jon Krueger <br />Officer Jason Corlew <br /> <br />During the year of 2007 we continued to provide excellent Use of Force training to <br />our officers. Our department participated in several shoots this year including two <br />Anoka County shoots; the Gamma shoot and the Night/Inclement Weather shoot, as <br />well as several department shoots. All of our officers completed an eight hour <br />training in cooperation with Anoka County that included: handcuffmg, impact <br />weapon, chemical irritant, weapon retention, edged weapon defense, hand to hand <br />combat, and take downs. Officers concluded the county training with simunition <br />training that included shooting parrafin/paint bullets in live-action scenarios. All 0 f <br />the shoots attended were very educational and received positive feedback from <br />attendees. <br /> <br />One new officer joined our department in 2007 and she received three days of <br />specialized training that included firearms, Tasers@, and basic use of force. <br /> <br />During the year 2007, officers from this department used their Tasers@ in 12 <br />incidents involving use of force situations. Of the 12 cases, the Taser@ was actually <br />deployed in three cases. In the other nine cases, the Taser@ was merely pointed at the <br />subject. The Taser@ has been a very useful tool and has helped officers apprehend <br />threatening subjects without causing substantial harm to the subject or officer. <br />Officers received two hours ofTaser@ Refresher training this past year. <br /> <br />The following Use of Force and Firearms trainings were attended by officers during <br />2007: <br /> <br />March 2007 <br /> <br />Gamma Shoot conducted at the Anoka County indoor range. <br /> <br />"Gamma" is an interactive training where scenarios are projected onto <br />a paper screen. The officer must interact with this scenario, making <br />life and death decisions whether to shoot or not shoot. The officer's <br />actions influence the scenario's ending. <br /> <br />May - October 2007 <br /> <br />Department Shoot at the Anoka County outdoor range. <br /> <br />This training was conducted individually with each officer by our <br />department firearms instructors on open range dates. It covered <br />officers' sidearms and rifles and included ftring from positions while <br />moving. Also covered was firing while turning to the right or left and <br />completing tactical reloads. <br /> <br />40 <br />