Denver Police Department training new recruits using high-tech virtual reality

Denver Police Department training new recruits using high-tech virtual reality

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Police Department has a new high-tech training tool to help recruits and officers train for high-stress situations in a controlled environment. “You can only learn so much in a classroom and so something like this allows them to take that classroom work and do scenario training in a very safe environment where there’s no danger to the community, no danger to the officer,” Division Chief Magen Dodge said. Colorado …

Yakima City Council approves $1.1 million for police tasers, virtual reality training tools

YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima City Council has agreed to spend $1.1 million over the next five years on new tasers and virtual reality training equipment for the Yakima Police Department.