Southwest Washington police hope newly funded training center will solve staffing woes
For years, police departments in Southwest Washington had a snag in their sales pitch for new recruits. It might be months before training starts —...
For years, police departments in Southwest Washington had a snag in their sales pitch for new recruits. It might be months before training starts — and the class is more than 100 miles away. Now, Clark County could soon be the home of a regional training facility. Washington lawmakers will pay $2 million toward setting up a training center, which law enforcement officials say is a long-awaited shift from the current, inconvenient system. 'There's a significant delay in getting a new recruit into the academy,' Longview Police Chief Rob Huhta said.