A great piece on the Sierra College POST Academy in today’s Lincoln News-Messenger. Headed by retired Auburn Police Chief Nick Willick, this is how many of our local law enforcement officers get their training to protect and serve our community.

The police officer making the stop doesn’t see the handgun on the dashboard of the white SUV – nor does he notice that the passenger in the rear seat is holding another gun in his lap.

As he steps past him to talk to the driver, the passenger rolls his window down, points the weapon at his head and shoots.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!” he shouts.

Fortunately, the “gunman” is a volunteer, the “gun” is an AirSoft pellet gun and the “police officer” is an academy recruit undergoing Level Two training in Sierra College’s Peace Officer Standards and Training modular academy.

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