Completion of the final fall Crisis Intervention Team training (CIT) sponsored by the Four County ADAMhs Board in early November marked an important accomplishment for the Defiance police department.
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ s67:2?46 !@=:46 r9:67 %@55 $9276C[ ?62C=J 6G6CJ C@25 @77:46C 2?5 DFA6CG:D@C 92D ?@H 4@>A=6E65 E96 c_ 9@FC EC2:?:?8 56D:8?65 E@ E6249 =2H 6?7@C46>6?E 67764E:G6 H2JD E@ 56\6D42=2E6 >6?E2= 962=E9 4C:D:D D:EF2E:@?D D276=J 2?5 4@>A2DD:@?2E6=J]k^Am
kAmx? 724E[ r9:67 $9276C[ 9:D 2DD:DE2?E 49:67 {66 |2CE:?6K 2?5 {E] q6? (:==:2>D H6C6 A2CE @7 E96 >@DE C646?E 4=2DD[ H9:49 2=D@ :?4=F565 @77:46CD 7C@> E96 qCJ2? A@=:46 56A2CE>6?E[ !:@?66C A@=:46 56A2CE>6?E[ }2A@=6@? A@=:46 56A2CE>6?E[ }@CE9H6DE ~9:@ yFG6?:=6 s6E6?E:@? r6?E6C[ ~9:@ s6A2CE>6?E @7 }2EFC2= #6D@FC46D[ 2?5 E96 uF=E@? r@F?EJ D96C:77’D 56A2CE>6?E]k^Am
kAm“~FC ;@3 :D E@ D6CG6 2?5 AC@E64E 3J AC@G:5:?8 A62467F= D@=FE:@?D E@ AC@3=6>D[” r9:67 $9276C 6IA=2:?65]k^Am
kAm“|J ;@3 W2D A@=:46 49:67X :D E@ >2<6 DFC6 @FC @77:46CD 92G6 2== E96 E@@=D E96J ?665 E@ 5@ E92E – ?@E ;FDE E9@D6 E96J H62C @? E96:C 36=E[ 3FE E96 4@>>F?:42E:@? D<:==D 2?5 EC2:?:?8 E@ F?56CDE2?5 2?5 C64@8?:K6 E96 EJA6 @7 4C:D:D E96J 92G6 6?4@F?E6C65] p?5[ E96? E@ <?@H 9@H E@ FD6 E9@D6 D<:==D E@ 4@>6 E@ 2 A62467F= D@=FE:@? H:E9@FE FD:?8 2?J @7 E96 E@@=D E92E E96J 42CCJ]”k^Am
kAm“}62C=J 6G6CJ 42== E92E H6 86E :D 2 4C:D:D 42== @7 D@>6 EJA6[” 96 4@?E:?F65]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 ?@E 2== @7 E96 42==D 2C6 2 >6?E2= 962=E9 4C:D:D[ 96 D2:5 s67:2?46 A@=:46 C6DA@?5 E@ 23@FE @?6 @C EH@ >6?E2= 962=E9 4C:D:D 42==D 6G6CJ D9:7E] p?5[ E96 G@=F>6 @7 >6?E2= 962=E9 4C:D:D 42==D 92D :?4C62D65 5FC:?8 E96 A2?56>:4]k^Am
kAm“~FC @77:46CD 92G6 2 =@E @7 E@@=D E92E E96J 42? FD6[ 3FE E96 A62467F= D@=FE:@? E@ 2 AC@3=6> :D @FC AC:@C:EJ 2?5 rx% EC2:?:?8 96=AD @FC @77:46CD 5@ E92E[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ r9:67 $9276C[ E96 c_ 9@FCD C6BF:C65 7@C E96 rx% EC2:?:?8 :D 2 =@E @7 E:>6 7@C 2 56A2CE>6?E E@ E2<6 2? @77:46C @77 E96:C C68F=2C 5FEJ] |@DE EC2:?:?8D E92E @77:46CD 2EE6?5 2C6 6:89E 9@FCD @C =6DD[ 96 6IA=2:?65]k^Am
kAm“qFE rx% :D H@CE9 6G6CJ 9@FC[” D2:5 E96 49:67[ H9@ 92D 4@>A=6E65 ?62C=J ae J62CD :? =2H 6?7@C46>6?E] “(92E E96 4=2DD E62496D :D :?G2=F23=6 E@ H92E H6 6?4@F?E6C 6G6CJ 52J @? E96 ;@3] xE’D H9J H6 >256 E9:D EC2:?:?8 2 AC:@C:EJ 7@C @FC 56A2CE>6?E]”k^Am
kAmuF=E@? r@F?EJ D96C:77 56AFEJ y@D9 qF69C6C[ H9@ 2=D@ 4@>A=6E65 E96 rx% EC2:?:?8 :? }@G6>36C[ 25565 E92E 7@C 9:> E96 >@DE G2=F23=6 :?7@C>2E:@? E92E 96 =62C?65 H6C6 E96 =@42= C6D@FC46D] z?@H:?8 H92E :D 2G2:=23=6 E@ 96=A A6CD@?D H9@ 6IA6C:6?46 2 >6?E2= 962=E9 4C:D:D 2?5 9@H E@ 2446DD E9@D6 D6CG:46D 2C6 4C:E:42=]k^Am
kAm%96 7@FC J62C G6E6C2? @7 E96 D96C:77’D 56A2CE>6?E 6IA=2:?65 E92E 96 925 2=C625J =62C?65 >2?J @7 E96 56\6D42=2E:@? E649?:BF6D 2D A2CE @7 9:D A6246 @77:46C EC2:?:?8[ 9@H6G6C[ E92E EC2:?:?8 ?6G6C C62==J 4@G6C65 =@42= C6D@FC46D]k^Am
kAm“*@F 42? 56\6D42=2E6 W2 >6?E2= 962=E9 4C:D:DX :? 2 H2J E92E D9@HD J@F 42C6 23@FE E96 A6CD@?[” s6AFEJ qF69C6C D2:5] “qFE ?@H x 92G6 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE C6D@FC46D E92E x 42? D92C6 H:E9 E96> 2?5 6IA=2:? E92E :E’D :>A@CE2?E E92E 7@C E96> E@ 86E E96 96=A E92E E96J ?665 D@ 2 7FEFC6 4C:D:D 42? 36 2G@:565]”k^Am
kAmsFC:?8 E96 `_ J62CD E92E E96 u@FC r@F?EJ psp|9D q@2C5 92D DA@?D@C65 E96 rx% EC2:?:?8D[ D@>6 `ge @77:46CD 92G6 4@>A=6E65 E96 4=2DD]k^Am
kAmsC6?2 %628F6[ 2 C6E:C65 >6?E2= 962=E9 AC@76DD:@?2=[ 92D 4@@C5:?2E65 2== `b @7 E9@D6 EC2:?:?8D]k^Am
kAmpEE:EF56D 492?86 5FC:?8 E96 H66<[ 244@C5:?8 E@ %628F6] “xE D66>D H6 2=H2JD DE2CE H:E9 2 ?F>36C @7 E96 A2CE:4:A2?ED H9@ 2C6 D<6AE:42= 23@FE H92E E96J 2C6 8@:?8 E@ =62C? @C 9@H >6?E2= 962=E9 AC@76DD:@?2=D 42? A@DD:3=J E6249 E96> 2?JE9:?8 3642FD6 E96J 92G6 ?@ :562 H92E 2 A@=:46 @77:46C 8@6D E9C@F89]”k^Am
kAmw@H6G6C[ 7@C >2?J J62CD EH@ }2A@=6@? A@=:46 @77:46CD 92G6 366? rx% :?DECF4E@CDi !@=:46 r9:67 s2G6 |24< 2?5 s6E64E:G6 y2>:6 |6?56K]k^Am
kAm“pD E96 H66< AC@8C6DD6D 2?5 :?DECF4E@CD 368:? AC6D6?E:?8[ E96 @77:46CD D66> E@ C6=2I[” %628F6 D2:5] “~77:46C D276EJ :D 6>A92D:K65 2=@?8 H:E9 67764E:G6 56\6D42=2E:@? E649?:BF6D 7@C 2 >6?E2= 962=E9 4C:D:D[ 2?5 E96 ?6H E649?:BF6D 2C6 AC6D6?E65 2D ;FDE 2?@E96C E@@= E92E E96J 42? FD6]”k^Am
kAm%96 rx% EC2:?:?8 H2D :?:E:2==J 56G6=@A65 3J E96 }2E:@?2= p==:2?46 @? |6?E2= x==?6DD W}p|xX 277:=:2E6 :? |6>A9:D[ %6??6DD66[ 2?5 E96 |6>A9:D A@=:46 56A2CE>6?E >2?J J62CD 28@] %@52J[ >@C6 E92? a[f__ 4@>>F?:E:6D E9C@F89@FE E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D C68F=2C=J @776C rx% EC2:?:?8D]k^Am
Post a comment as anonymous
Report
Watch this discussion.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.