Goal is de-escalate: Behind the scenes of St. John County Sheriffs Office recruitment training [Video]

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is recruiting more deputies to avoid a future staffing shortage. This comes as the county continues to expand.

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Law enforcement personnel and recruits currently train at a new state-of-the-art facility, called the Emergency Communications and Training Center (ECTC). It’s a multi-phase project, currently in phase one. Down the road, the facility will house a fleet building, central supply, and possibly the Sheriff’s Office itself.

“We try to make sure that we have the best, the most state of the art and the most technically advanced training that we can possibly give our new recruits and our current employees,” Lieutenant George Harrigan said. “Our training staff is out here. We have a driving track. We have a range of facilities. We have a defensive tactics room, technology-based training, and VR simulators. Anything you can imagine, we do it out here in this facility.”

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