Local Police Departments Train in ALERRT to be Prepared

Weiser, ID-Recently the Weiser Police Department collaborated with the Middleton Police Department to run a three day ALERRT training. Advance Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) is a research based active shooter response training program that was created in 2002 as a partnership between Texas State University, the San Marcos, Texas Police Department and the Hays County, Texas Sheriff’s Office to address the need for active shooter response training for first responders. Local law enforcement agencies such as Weiser, Payette, Fruitland and Middleton have adopted this program and are training their officers in its procedures. This training can be used in multiple settings such as supermarkets and schools.

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