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BPD Officers Re-qualify With Handguns

Each officer in the Bellevue Police Department has re-qualified with the handgun s/he carries on duty. Every officer in the state is mandated by law to re-qualify each year. The department’s firearms staff works diligently to teach officers of all skill levels in the field of firearms. The staff is made up of officers that volunteer to become range instructors and by doing so receive additional training and certifications to teach.

Training Coordinator Officer Pleiss, who is also a firearms instructor said, "We are very proud of our firearms staff and appreciate their efforts in putting on quality training each year for our officers." In addition to being range officers to teach fellow officers firearms skills, some officers have become armors in particular makes of firearms, which benefits the agency even further in regards to the maintenance and inspecting of each firearm.

Photo: Officers Piles and Corrigan zero in on their target.