Montville officers completes FBI Academy
Sgt. LaFond second on township force to attend prestigious school
Montville Police Sgt. Chris LaFond tells township trustees about his experience at a 10-week course at the FBI National Academy. Photo by GLENN WOJCIAK
MONTVILLE – Township trustees here are proud of their police force which gained a little more luster when Sgt. Chris LaFond completed a 10-week course at the FBI National Academy.
The FBI National Academy is a professional course of study for U.S. and international law enforcement managers nominated by their agency heads because of demonstrated leadership qualities.
The 10-week program – which provides coursework in intelligence theory, terrorism and terrorist mindsets, management science, law, behavioral science, law enforcement communication and forensic science – serves to improve the administration of justice in police departments and agencies at home and abroad. It also helps raise law enforcement standards, knowledge and cooperation worldwide.
LaFond gave a report of his experiences at the “West Point for law enforcement” at a meeting of township trustees April 11 in which he said he received sophisticated training and made contacts that could be valuable in future police work. The course LaFond attended had about 220 students from 48 states and 23 foreign countries.
The experience paid immediate dividends on LaFond’s return to work in Montville. He said a fraud case he was working on had links to Detroit. A classmate of LaFond’s at the FBI Academy is a Detroit police officer who LaFond was able to contact to quickly get important information linked to the case he was working on.
LaFond said he earned 17 college credits for academy classes he completed on subjects such as leadership, forensics, media relations, stress management, nutrition and physical fitness.
LaFond thanked trustees for authorizing his attendance at the academy saying, “It was a great opportunity that comes only once in a career.”
Township Trustee Ron Bischof responded by thanking LaFond.
“We’re proud to have you as a graduate,” he said. “Other police departments wish they could have officers who are so highly trained.”
Police Chief Terry Grice, who also graduated from the FBI Academy course said, “Sgt. LaFond brought back some good ideas which we plan to share with other officers in our department.”
Police reserves
The Montville Police Department should be further strengthened by the creation of a new reserve unit approved by township trustees at their April 11 meeting.
Grice said establishment of the new unit will allow volunteers who are not sworn officers to assist police with functions like directing traffic or attending community events.
Spring cleanup
Those who get serious about spring cleaning are being encouraged to dump their unwanted trash at the county’s Central Processing Facility.
Sanitary Engineer Amy Lyon-Galvin informed township trustees that the Medina County Solid Waste District is inviting communities around the county to sponsor spring cleaning campaigns by reducing the normal gate rate for trash hauled to the county transfer station as part of the spring clean-up campaign.
Montville residents interested in taking advantage of the offer can receive a voucher for the reduced rate of $30 per ton to dump bulk trash at the CPF. Those vouchers will be given to township trustees for distribution.
The FBI National Academy is a professional course of study for U.S. and international law enforcement managers nominated by their agency heads because of demonstrated leadership qualities.
The 10-week program – which provides coursework in intelligence theory, terrorism and terrorist mindsets, management science, law, behavioral science, law enforcement communication and forensic science – serves to improve the administration of justice in police departments and agencies at home and abroad. It also helps raise law enforcement standards, knowledge and cooperation worldwide.
LaFond gave a report of his experiences at the “West Point for law enforcement” at a meeting of township trustees April 11 in which he said he received sophisticated training and made contacts that could be valuable in future police work. The course LaFond attended had about 220 students from 48 states and 23 foreign countries.
The experience paid immediate dividends on LaFond’s return to work in Montville. He said a fraud case he was working on had links to Detroit. A classmate of LaFond’s at the FBI Academy is a Detroit police officer who LaFond was able to contact to quickly get important information linked to the case he was working on.
LaFond said he earned 17 college credits for academy classes he completed on subjects such as leadership, forensics, media relations, stress management, nutrition and physical fitness.
LaFond thanked trustees for authorizing his attendance at the academy saying, “It was a great opportunity that comes only once in a career.”
Township Trustee Ron Bischof responded by thanking LaFond.
“We’re proud to have you as a graduate,” he said. “Other police departments wish they could have officers who are so highly trained.”
Police Chief Terry Grice, who also graduated from the FBI Academy course said, “Sgt. LaFond brought back some good ideas which we plan to share with other officers in our department.”
Police reserves
The Montville Police Department should be further strengthened by the creation of a new reserve unit approved by township trustees at their April 11 meeting.
Grice said establishment of the new unit will allow volunteers who are not sworn officers to assist police with functions like directing traffic or attending community events.
Spring cleanup
Those who get serious about spring cleaning are being encouraged to dump their unwanted trash at the county’s Central Processing Facility.
Sanitary Engineer Amy Lyon-Galvin informed township trustees that the Medina County Solid Waste District is inviting communities around the county to sponsor spring cleaning campaigns by reducing the normal gate rate for trash hauled to the county transfer station as part of the spring clean-up campaign.
Montville residents interested in taking advantage of the offer can receive a voucher for the reduced rate of $30 per ton to dump bulk trash at the CPF. Those vouchers will be given to township trustees for distribution.