This is what each shift has to look forward to daily. There are 22 Patrol deputies. We have two K-9 officers, one assigned to both the evening and midnight shift. We currently use Code Blue, sponsored by the University of Tennessee, as a main provider of instructional material for our in-service. Code Blue uses an innovative method of instruction, allowing interaction between participants, problem solving, discussion and role playing.
Additional training is given as required.
We try to keep our officers up to date and proficient in all the constant changes of law enforcement. Patrol deputies are assigned individual patrol vehicles that they take home upon completion of their shift. We are able to get four years use out of each vehicle and have found that one officer per car results in less maintenance expenses over the life of the vehicle. Our fleet was last replaced with 2000 Chevrolets and Fords having the police package. The drivers compartment is separated from the back seat by a metal and fiberglass partition for the protection of the operator.