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Criminal Justice Training Commission Job Fair Is May 30th

Scott Schaefer — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:11:07 +0000

The Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, which has a training center in Burien, is holding a “Criminal Justice Job Fair” from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, May 30th.

Here are the details:

WHAT: WSCJTC Criminal Justice Job Fair

WHEN: Saturday, May 30th from 10am to 3pm

WHERE: WSCJTC center, located at 19010 1st Ave South in Burien (map below)

INFO: Open to the public and FREE TO ATTEND! No job seeker preregistration required.

Agency recruiters will be on hand to fill immediate positions to include:

Law enforcement
Corrections
State agencies
Private security
Telecommunications
Training schools
And more

Bring resumes and dress to impress.

More information and an updated list of agencies confirmed to attend can be found at: www.cjtc.state.wa.us

Additional current openings can also be found on the WSCJTC website on the employment page link:

https://fortress.wa.gov/cjtc/www/employment/index.htm

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Burglar Tries To Escape Through Police Exercise, Fails

scottso — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:52:15 +0000

From the “it could only happen in Burien” police files comes this recent tale of a dumb criminal who robbed an area house, and in his haste to escape, ran right into a police training exercise:

On Thursday, March 26th at about 2:40pm the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Basic Law Enforcement Academy received an unusual visitor on campus: a felon fleeing the Normandy Park police after breaking into a home.

Unfortunately for the suspect, the academy staff and senior class were participating in what are known as â€œPatrol Beat Mock Scenesâ€, a daylong exercise in which recruits patrol the campus facility in marked academy police cars responding to simulated calls for service. The man was later caught by academy staff in the neighborhood bordering the campus after interrupting a training scene on campus. He had committed two residential burglaries, escaping the second one by diving out of a closed window injuring his hand.

Recruits and an instructor working the simulated crime scene were contacted by an on-duty officer from the Normandy Park Police Department who came to the academy campus searching for the felon last seen on foot in the area. The officer stopped to tell them about the situation and asked them to call 911 if they saw the suspect. The instructor, a Kirkland Police Corporal, used his radio to alert other members of the staff who were involved in training scenarios around the facility.

A few minutes later, the suspect, a 21-year old man, walked out of a wooded area of the campus past a group of recruits who reported his presence. The suspect fled back into the woods pursued by a Des Moines Police Officer who tailed him until he crossed 192nd Ave South where he was seen dumping stolen property by a Washington State Patrol Corporal. A Seattle Police Officer and Renton Police Officer recovered the stolen property which included a handgun. The suspect jumped several fences across backyards in an attempt to escape. A short time later the man was taken into custody by a Des Moines Police Officer, U.S. Forest Service Officer and Renton Police Officer.

Video Of Local Cops-To-Be Being Pepper Sprayed

scottso — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:50:52 +0000

Ever been pepper sprayed?

I haven’t, but from what I hear, it stings and burns like a son-ova-uknowwhat.

If you’re a cop, or a cop-in-training, like we have at our local Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission facility (located at 19010 1st Avenue South), it is apparently a requirement that you get pepper sprayed during training.

I guess this way you know exactly how those bad guys feel when they’re on the receiving end of it.

I found two videos of apparent WSCJTC trainees getting pepper (aka “O.C.” which stands for the main ingredient, Oleoresin Capsicum) sprayed.

The most interesting part of these videos is that, right after getting zoinked directly in the eyes (and being told to “open your eyes!”), each victim then blindly (and obviously in a great deal of discomfort) staggers over and starts punching and kicking a punching bag, all while being cheered (or jeered) on by classmates.

Man, there are some wild things going on around B-Town:

Click here to view the embedded video.