Active Threat Drill Held At Morris County Courthouse

MORRIS, NJ — The Morris County Sheriff’s Office held an evacuation and active threat training drill at the Morris County Courthouse on Wednesday, the largest during working hours.

The courthouse was closed to the public and employees during the Wednesday morning drill. Sheriff's officers first conducted the evacuation drill, and then the entire agency participated in a "large scale" active threat training drill.

“This is the first time a drill of this caliber has been conducted during working
hours at the Courthouse. The Morris County Courthouse is a critical
infrastructure. The Morris County Sheriff’s Office has the responsibility of not
only protecting the judicial staff, but the state and county employees as well as
the public entering the Courthouse to conduct daily business. I am very
impressed by the jobs these officers did. We’re going to see more of this training
in the future,” said Sheriff James M. Gannon.

“The drill went extremely well overall for the first time being conducted during
normal operating hours. All participants successfully completed their tasks at
hand reinforcing the level of training the Morris County Sheriff’s Office will
continue to provide,” said training coordinator Sgt. Walter Rawa.

All images via the Morris County Sheriff's Office