LOS ANGELES : LAPD Begins 2-Day Riot Control Course for Officers
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Police officers have begun two days of mandatory training in tear gas, crowd control and rescue to help better prepare the department for civil disturbances like last spring’s riots.
The first training session, which wrapped up Thursday, included 120 officers. The department hopes to train all 7,900 officers, said Cmdr. David Gascon. The Police Department and former Chief Daryl F. Gates came under intense criticism for the response to the riots, which left 53 people dead and nearly $1 billion in property damage.
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