{"id":30429,"date":"2022-02-03T12:02:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T17:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=30429"},"modified":"2022-02-03T12:02:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T17:02:33","slug":"batavia-citys-newest-police-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/02\/03\/batavia-citys-newest-police-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/City’s newest police officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On January 1st, 2022, Officer William Yung was assigned to the midnight shift as Batavia Police Department’s newest police officer. Officer Yung was hired in May of 2021 and attended the Alfred State Police Academy hosted at Alfred State College in Alfred, N.Y.\u00a0He completed the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services Basic Course for Police which\u00a0consists of a minimum standard of over 700 hours of training as established by the Municipal Police Training Council (MPCT). The\u00a0Basic Course for Police Officers covers a wide range of topics including but not limited to, Ethics & Professionalism, Cultural Diversity, Bias Related Incidents, Professional Communication, Persons with Disabilities, Crisis Intervention, Use of Physical Force & Deadly Force, Active Shooter Response and Decision Making. Officer Yung also had to\u00a0complete numerous Reality Based Training Scenarios. Yung then went on to complete the Department’s Field Training Program, which consists of an additional 400+ hours of training to teach recruits appropriate Department policies and procedures. Officer Yung also familiarized himself with the community, businesses and streets during the field training process. He was assigned to all\u00a0shifts and multiple Field Training\u00a0Officers during the field training program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to becoming a City of Batavia Police Officer, he\u00a0served as a Public Safety Officer for Medaille College. He is a graduate of Hilbert College with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and has volunteered numerous hours with a Boys and Girls Club. Please join the Department in welcoming Officer Yung!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Press release On January 1st, 2022, Officer William Yung was assigned to the midnight shift as Batavia Police Department’s newest police officer. Officer Yung was hired in May of 2021 and attended the Alfred State Police Academy hosted at Alfred State College in Alfred, N.Y.\u00a0He completed the NYS Division of \u2026<\/p>\n

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