Tag Archives: Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy

Monterey will raise the starting pay for police officers to $18 per hour to help attract and retain more officers. Police Chief Bill Randolph said retaining officers was never a problem in the past. However, in the last several years, the pool of certified officers looking for work has thinned out. He said the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy has ... Read More »

Cookeville Police will get an assist from the state to train personnel through a new five-year grant. Police Lieutenant Anthony Leonard said the $40,000 annually will assist with officers who attend the Law Enforcement Training Academy. “What that means is that each cadet that we send to the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, once they complete the academy and they ... Read More »