If you think they lack education and job know-how, think again.
McDowell County sheriff's deputies accumulated at least 2,937 hours of training time last year – some mandated and some volunteer.
"On average, this is what we normally do," said Chief Deputy Sam Arrowood. "We try to take advantage of local training, grants that will provide us training and Department of Justice training because those don't cost anything."
Every full-time Sheriff's Office employee received some type of training in 2009. Here is the breakdown:
-- 54 sworn officers received 1,296 hours of in-service
-- 22 detention officers received 356 hours of in-service
-- Six telecommunicators received 96 hours of in-service
-- Two detention officers took basic detention officer training, for a total of 350 hours
-- One deputy completed a 46-hour specialized driving instructor course
-- Two had clandestine lab recertification, for a total of 32 hours
-- Five completed a total of 120 hours of basic civil procedure
-- One completed a 40-hour field training officer class
-- One took 40 hours of jail supervision training
-- Several had responding to active shooter training, which garnered 360 hours
-- Investigators took a combined total of 201 hours' worth of courses
"The officers get training announcements daily," Arrowood stated. "They can pick and choose what they want to take, according to the cost."
He added that they get their in-service training through a partnership with McDowell Technical Community College. Those courses are taught by local instructors
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