{"id":30276,"date":"2022-01-24T16:07:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T21:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=30276"},"modified":"2022-01-24T16:07:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T21:07:15","slug":"batavia-four-bpd-ert-team-members-graduate-from-basic-swat-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/01\/24\/batavia-four-bpd-ert-team-members-graduate-from-basic-swat-school\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Four BPD ERT Team members graduate from Basic SWAT School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pictured left-right: Asst. Chief Chris Camp, Officer Wesley Rissinger, Officer Felicia DeGroot, Officer Arick Perkins, Detective Matthew Wojtaszczyk, Chief Shawn Heubusch and ERT Commander Sgt. Eric Bolles (Provided photo)

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Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On December 17, 2021, four members of the City of Batavia Police Department\u2019s Emergency Response Team graduated from DCJS Basic SWAT School training in Livingston County. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic SWAT School is a four-week intensive school focused on advanced weapons and tactics, forced entry (manual and mechanical), medical training, chemical deployment, distractionary device deployment, multi-terrain navigation, high risk apprehensions and specialized event security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The school was hosted by the Livingston County Sheriff\u2019s Office and was put on over a four-month period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe skills and tactics learned are essential to the functions of our Emergency Response Team and will enhance operations even further for our Team.\u201d, stated Chief Shawn Heubusch, \u201cI would like to thank Sheriff Dougherty and the Livingston County Sheriff\u2019s Office for hosting us. I want to congratulate the men and women of our department that successfully completed this intensive training and are now more capable to serve our community in times of crisis.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sourced via CRIMEWATCH\u00ae<\/small>: https:\/\/crimewatch.net\/us\/ny\/genesee\/batavia-pd\/138661\/post\/basic-swat-school-graduation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press release On December 17, 2021, four members of the City of Batavia Police Department\u2019s Emergency Response Team graduated from DCJS Basic SWAT School training in Livingston County. Basic SWAT School is a four-week intensive school focused on advanced weapons and tactics, forced entry (manual and mechanical), medical training, chemical \u2026<\/p>\n

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