Grand Opening of the Sheriff’s Office Regional Law Enforcement Training Center

Grand Opening of the Sheriff’s Office Regional Law Enforcement Training Center.

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Thu., Oct. 19, 2023

Spokane County K-9 officer Alexx Bullion wears a protective suit and serves as a training subject for K-9 officer Med in the training yard at the new Spokane County Sheriff’s Regional Training Center on the West Plains. The center has an indoor shooting range, classrooms and multiple facilities for specialty training.

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Colonel Chesley Dycus, standing at left, of Fairchild Air Force Base speaks to elected officials and other dignitaries at the opening of the new Spokane County Sheriff Regional Training Center Thursday, Oct 19, 2023 on the State Highway 902 on the West Plains of Spokane, Washington. The shooting range, classrooms and equipment will be shared by county law enforcement and the Fairchild Air Force Base police departments.

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Spokane Valley Police Chief Dave Ellis, right, explains to elected officials and other dignitaries some of the features of the indoor shooting range at the new Spokane County Sheriff Regional Training Center Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 that had just opened moments before on the West Plains of Spokane, Washington.

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Current Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels, left, and former sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, right, share a laugh after cutting the ribbon on the new Spokane County Sheriff Regional Training Center Thursday, Oct 19, 2023 on the State Highway 902 on the West Plains of Spokane, Washington. The shooting range, classrooms and equipment will be shared by county law enforcement and the Fairchild Air Force Base police departments.

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Spokane Sheriff's personnel practice ascending and descending on a tower built for such training at the new Spokane County Sheriff Regional Training Center Thursday, Oct 19, 2023 which opened on the State Highway 902 on the West Plains of Spokane, Washington. The tower has a helicopter fuselage with a lift hoist to help teams practice rigging patients for lift rescues by helicopter. The shooting range, classrooms and equipment will be shared by county law enforcement and the Fairchild Air Force Base police departments.

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The Spokane County Sheriff SWAT team practices in the “shoot house” at the new Spokane County Sheriff’s Regional Training Center on Thursday moments after it opened on the West Plains of Spokane.

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Elected officials and other dignitaries cut the ribbon on the new Spokane County Sheriff Regional Training Center Thursday, Oct 19, 2023 which opened on the State Highway 902 on the West Plains of Spokane, Washington. The shooting range, classrooms and equipment will be shared by county law enforcement and the Fairchild Air Force Base police departments.

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Spokane County Commissioner Mary Kuney, center, takes her place on the firing line of the indoor shooting range at the new Spokane County Sheriff Regional Training Center Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 and waits for the order to fire the Glock handgun that her and other elected officials got to try out at the center on the West Plains of Spokane, Washington.

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Spokane County Commissioner Mary Kuney, center, speaks to the crowd gathered at the new Spokane County Sheriff Regional Training Center Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 before cutting the ribbon on the faciltiy on the West Plains of Spokane, Washington. At left at Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels and at right is Col. Chesley Dycus, commander of Fairchild Air Force Base.

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Current Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels, right, presents a "Sheriff Star" award to former sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, left, before the pair helped cut the ribbon on the new Spokane County Sheriff Regional Training Center Thursday, Oct 19, 2023 on the State Highway 902 on the West Plains of Spokane, Washington. The shooting range, classrooms and equipment will be shared by county law enforcement and the Fairchild Air Force Base police departments. At left is Spokane County Commissioner Mary Kuney.

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