PR01-001

Date:

January 24, 2001

Fulton Sheriff’s Office Offers Specialized Training to the NYPD
 

The New York City Police Office recently received specialized training with the help of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.  On Friday, January 5th, Major E. A. “Skip” Platt was the guest instructor at the New York City Police Office Training Academy.

Major Platt was invited to New York to teach a specialized instructor class in the use of Oleoresin Capsicum (pepper spray).  The eight (8) hour course was taught to certified instructors from the New York City Police Office.  Through this training, the instructors are now certified to teach “O.C.” classes to their 40,000 + police officers.

His extensive knowledge and experience in “O.C.” is what brought Major Platt to New York to teach at the NYPD.

Major Platt has been a training instructor since 1991. He is certified as an FBI Chemical Weapons Instructor, and wrote the Oleoresin Capsicum lesson plan approved by the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council (P.O.S.T.).  This lesson is currently taught to law enforcement officers across the state.

Working under the direction of Sheriff Jacquelyn Barrett, Major Platt is commander of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Planning and Research Division. Last year, Major Platt helped lead the department in achieving its national law enforcement accreditation.  The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office is one of eight Sheriff’s Departments and the largest law enforcement agency in Georgia to receive national CALEA accreditation.

For further information, please contact Sergeant Clarence Huber at (404) 730-4148.  Sergeant Huber can also be reached on his digital pager at (404) 833-8884.