Under the new leadership of Chief Mike Broadhead, the Statesboro Police Department is restructuring its Patrol Bureau, changing the time on a shift from 12 hours to 10 and making training part of regular working hours for all officers. After the new schedule takes effect July 1, each Tuesday will be a training day in the department. That way, all officers can get 10 hours training each month while on the clock, and the Emergency Response Team, required to train 16 hours a month under national SWAT team standards, will get 20 hours, he told City Council on Tuesday.
SPD changes shifts
Makes training part of work week