BRTC Campus Police Host Basic TASER Course

Left to Right: John Hansen (SSM Health – St. Louis), Joshua Wheeler (Sherwood PD), Scott Solomon (Clinton PD), and Anthony Parten (Pocahontas PD)

POCAHONTAS, AR Sept. 16—On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, the BRTC Campus Police hosted a Basic TASER Instructor Course.

Police officers from all over Arkansas and Southeast Missouri attended the course. The participating officers are now qualified to return to their respective departments and train their colleagues on proper usage of the TASER, a less-lethal weapon.

For more information about upcoming courses hosted by the Black River Technical College Campus Police, contact Dane Dillion, Public Safety Officer, by phone at (870)248-4000, ext. 4046 or by email at dane.dillion@blackrivertech.edu.