SAFETY IS KEY - All law enforcement officers within the state of Texas are required to a minimum of 16 hours of active shooter training provided by ALERRT. In order to bridge the gap in training periods, the Levelland Police Department constructed a basic active shooter training module to aid new officers with the LPD and SPC to provide them with training in the case of an active shooter incident. Moving forward, the LPD is looking to provide additional training in the future as in-service training as updat

ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING - In an effort to provide a new Levelland Police officer and a handful of new South Plains College officers active shooter training to bridge the gap before their ALERRT Level One training in the future, the LPD put together an eight-hour active shooter training module to teach the new officers the basics and fundamentals of navigating these type of incidents. Pictured are officers working on entering the Levelland Intermediate School in a safe manner. (Staff photo by Dom Puente)