Bill DeWeese, and the Remains of the National Ranger Training Institute: 45 Seconds After I Tell Everyone to Travel Safely Over the Holiday, I Find This

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NRTI as we knew it is no more, and I don't know what will happen in the future. Technically, I'm still employed by the College, though am enjoying a paid hiatus, and working on everything I couldn't work on when I was spending 70 hours a week running the Program, like cleaning up from the tornado that hit, what, 7 years ago now? I'm also commissioned with a nearby county agency, actually answering to one of the more popular instructors, so I'm still trying to keep my hand in.

I'll continue to post information and news from grads and friends, and also want to keep current with LE news and references.

My College phone and e-mail are pretty much out of service, so I'll be setting up yet another account , so we can stay in touch.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

45 Seconds After I Tell Everyone to Travel Safely Over the Holiday, I Find This

I worked at a PD that bordered West Chester, and lived a short distance from there, though in a different county. I was at the OSP Academy in 2008 when a number of NRTI RAP grads were going through for a state agency, and noticed quite a few other cadets from West Chester PD. Best wishes for a speedy and uneventful recovery.

WEST CHESTER, Ohio -- A West Chester police officer was critically injured in a crash early Tuesday morning.

Officer Nicholas Gattermeyer was responding to a burglary call in the 7700 block of Barrett Road just before 2 a.m. when he crashed his cruiser into a utility pole at Dimmick Road near Friar Tuck Drive.
Police said Gattermeyer was responding to a burglary call.

The impact tore the front third of the cruiser apart.

Another West Chester officer came upon the scene after the crash and called for assistance. Police said they aren't sure of the exact interval between the crash and its discovery, but estimate it was no longer than eight minutes.
West Chester police told News 5 that Gattermeyer was the only one in the cruiser at the time, and it was not clear why he crashed. Gattermeyer was taken to University Hospital by ambulance for treatment after medical helicopters were grounded by fog.

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