The Police Department will receive all their firearms training at the facility as well as classroom training. Salt Lake Community College and Weber State College are teaching classes at the facility in the evening. The State of Utah Hunters Safety classes for the youth of Murray will be held at the Training Center, and will be instructed by COPS officers and firearms instructors. All Community Policing functions will be held at the Training Center including Neighborhood Watch meetings and the Citizens Academy. Computers have been installed in all patrol vehicles which allows for silent dispatching thus assisting with officer safety.
Officers are now able to check for wants and warrants from their vehicles.
The COPS officers have run radar in several problem areas including school zones and issued several hundred traffic citations. The COPS officers continue to patrol Murray Parks and Jordan River Parkway on bikes which has deterred problems as well as calls for service in these areas. The COPS officers have participated in over 40 public speaking engagements including neighborhood watch groups, civic organizations, church groups, schools, businesses, city employees and the elderly. Finally, a second position was obtained through a Federal grant to assist the Crime Victim Advocate. In 1997 the Murray City Power Department initiated multi-year projects for power line relocation associated with both the reconstruction of Interstate 15 and construction of the UTA TRAX Lightrail System.