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Last updated: Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 03:00 PM Posted: Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008 at 02:26 PM
Haywood Community College’s Continuing Education Division recently offered a Comprehensive Roadside Criminal Interdiction class. Through the week-long class, officers learned how to detect when a vehicle is used to carry contraband such as drugs or counterfeit goods.
The participants also learned how to recognize physical indicators such as how a person reacts to being pulled over. Oftentimes, contraband is found in hidden compartments, inside door panels, in cargo compartments, and in tires and the engine. The class is designed to enhance an officer’s ability to quickly, accurately, and legally detect criminal activity.
Sergeant Tim Cardwell and Lieutenant Shaun Smart led the class. Cardwell has spent the last 22 years with the North Carolina Highway Patrol. Smart is the Traffic/Drug Interdiction Team Lieutenant for the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Both Cardwell and Smart are former recipients of the National Criminal Interdiction Officer of the Year Award, the top national law enforcement award for roadway criminal interdiction officers. In addition, all of stops initiated by both were “cold” stops, which are made with no prior knowledge the vehicle contained suspects or contraband.
Agencies represented in this class included the Madison County Sheriff's Office, Buncombe County Sheriff's Office, Asheville Police Department, Henderson County Sheriff's Office, Maggie Valley Police Department, Waynesville Police Department and Haywood County Sheriff's Office. Thirty-six officers participated.
Ken Wilson Ford in Canton donated a variety of five vehicles to use during this training for vehicle searches. “This class was a success due in part because of Ken Wilson Ford. Since every car is different, the donation of these vehicles gave the officers a variety of vehicles to search,” explained Dee Parton, HCC Coordinator of Public Safety. “This is training provided at the local level that these officers can use to build on their careers. It’s good training officers can use on the street while they do their job.”
Haywood Community College’s Continuing Education Division recently offered a Comprehensive Roadside Criminal Interdiction class. Ken Wilson Ford in Canton donated a variety of five vehicles to use during this training for vehicle searches.