Security Officers and Tactical Training
This past month, teams of CMP security officers attended training sessions focused on communication and field tactics. The training enhances and reinforces officer’s actions while on duty and emphasized the de-escalation techniques to lessen the necessity of using force. The group also discussed legal and ethical use of force as pertaining to public and officer safety, operational strategies, and tactical effectiveness.
Law enforcement veteran and master combat and tactics trainer, Phil Rapagna, conducted the training sessions in the classroom and scenario training. Officers enacted several different scenarios that simulated activity in a private parking lot or on private property. After each scenario, the officers response was debriefed and run through again to aid in improvement. Divided into two groups, CMP officers role played rowdy, antagonistic, or non-compliant people while the other group served as responding officers.
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- CMP Tactical Training
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- Training Instructor Phil Rapagna and Operations Chief Joseph Perez
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- Gerardo Zavala demonstrates clear communication with SO Jorge Rico (role player)
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- Sgt. Trumane Palmer (far left) monitors de-escalating tactics with SO Marco Castaneda (middle), role playing an irate partier.
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- SO Zavala safely approaching SO Roman Flores (RP)
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- Security officers role playing a noisy group on private property
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- SO Flores simulating suspicious activity
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- SO Cameron Williams locates and identifies a weapon while Instructor Rapagna observes
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- Radio communication skills
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- Directing people off private property
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- Officer safety – distance and stance
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- Safely approaching a group
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- Debriefing with Instructor Rapagna, Chief Perez and Professional Standards Chief Andrew Calderon
California Metro Patrol: Commitment to Community
We consider training and important aspect of making sure our officers respond to our client’s not only in a timely manner, but in a safe manner as well. This involves good communication and observation skills; de-escalation and assessment skills, as well as radio skills and operational tactics.
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.”
– Confucius
