Simulator Will Pose Training Scenarios for Area Lawmen and Students at Moultrie Tech
City of Moultrie, local Chamber of Commerce and MTC cut ribbon and demonstrate new equipment
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| Moultrie Police Deputy Chief Joey Lancos, GA State Representative Tony McBrayer, GA State Representative Jay Powell, Janet Sheldon, U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, MTC President Tina Anderson, City of Moultrie Mayor Bill McIntosh, Moultrie Police Chief Frank Lang, MTC Foundation Board member Bob Swadel, MTC Board member Bill Boone and Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber/Development Authority President Darrell Moore cut the ribbon on the new firearms simulator on October 3rd at Moultrie Technical College’s Veterans Parkway Campus in Moultrie. |
The City of Moultrie and Moultrie Technical College officially opened its newest law enforcement training facility Monday.
The City of Moultrie recently purchased a VirTra Systems judgmental “use of force” simulator that will be used to help law enforcement personnel throughout Southwest Georgia. The $200,000 simulator, purchased through a COPS grant, will be housed at Moultrie Tech, where it will also be used by the [MTC] criminal justice [technology] program. It allows officers to train in real-life scenarios using verbal commands, lethal and non-lethal weapons, and it is the only system on the East Coast with the breachable door training ability.
Moultrie Tech President Tina Anderson said she was very thankful to have the simulator and what it will mean for law enforcement officers in the area. She also expressed thanks to U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, who was in attendance, and how he has been a huge supporter of Moultrie Tech.
Click here to read the article in its entirety as written by Moultrie Observer reporter John Oxford and published on October 4, 2011.
Click here to watch the story as covered by WALB-TV NEWS and aired on October 3, 2011.
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| U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss and Moultrie Police Deputy Chief Joey Lancos man the controls. | U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss tries his hand at the simulator. |
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| Full view of the 360-degree simulator |
MTC President Tina Anderson address the crowd. | |
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| Local law enforcement officers team up to take down the simulated perpetrators. | Moultrie Mayor Bill McIntosh speaks on the benefits of the simulator for the City of Moultrie PD. |
