Here's How Solon Police Train For Violent Encounters

SOLON, OH — In the Solon Police Department's new blog, Lieutenant Bruce Felton has discussed how the department trains officers to deal with violent encounters. He notes the department uses a layered approach to the situation.

"One of the most important parts of our internal training has been the scenario based “simulation” training," he writes in the blog post.

The simulation training is a "realistic" scenario that forces officers to go-through a difficult situation based on training, skill level and experience. The officers use training firearms and special marking cartridges. (To stay up to date on these stories, subscribe to the Patch Solon newsletter. As news breaks and the story develops, you will be the first to receive updates from Patch.)

To read the full blog post on the Solon blog, click here.

The marking cartridges explode in color, but don't cause serious injuries to anyone involved.

"During training, mistakes only cost a laundry bill, a little pain and some loss of pride, and a hundred mistakes in training are better than one mistake on the street. This style of training gives us what we can’t get in the real world: A do-over," Felton writes.

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