Valley Law Officers Train
By Ildefonso Ortiz, The Brownsville Herald
Pedaling down a parking lot at full speed, sheriff deputies and police officers came to a screeching stop leaving a trail of tire marks, before speeding down another path avoiding orange cones, jumping obstacles and even climbing over pallets without getting off their bicycles.
They were not involved in a pursuit; they were riding through an obstacle course aimed at simulating one. The drill was all part of a 32-hour training and certification course from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers and Standards Education.