Martinsville Bulletin - News from Martinsville, Virginia

Training re-creates real life during city police exercise

Martinsville Police Department SWAT team members prepare to enter a home during training Monday on Liberty Street. At right, Martinsville police officer Eddie Dillard opens the door of a house while officers prepare to enter the building. They are (from left) S.A. Kanode; Martinsville Fire and EMS medic Kenny Shumate; police officer Ronnie Wray; a hidden unidentified officer; and officers Chris Boblett, Mark Peters, Doug Graham, Ben Peters and Robbie Jones. (Bulletin photo by Mike Wray)