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BUFFALO GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT
FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM
The Buffalo Grove Police Depart- ment Field Training and Evaluation Program is one of many phases
in a complex process aimed at selecting the most qualified and proficient applicants to become police officers. It combines field training and objective evaluations to ensure the standards of a highly competent police officer are met. There must be a careful selection process for internal trainers to have a successful field training program. Once a field training offi- cer is selected, a board-approved 40-hour Field Training Officer program is completed to certify them as a trainer.
Newly appointed officers who have never served in a sworn law enforcement capacity attend the
16-week training program at the Suburban Law Enforcement Acad- emy at the College of DuPage. At the Academy, recruits participate in classroom and practical training. Scenario training includes traffic stops, crimes in progress, building searches, court testimony, street stops, and a variety of situations officers face during their careers. After graduating from the Acade- my, officers return to our depart- ment and begin the 16-week field training program. During the pro- gram, officers receive training on a variety of topics including depart- ment policy, equipment, court procedures, and proper handling of service calls. Only after success- fully completing the program will an officer be released on their own.
Buffalo Grove police recruit takes part in scenario training at the South Suburban Law Enforcement Academy
In 2022, The Buffalo Grove Police Department welcomed Officers
Kyle Lemmer, Nicolas Standish,
Hristos Tirovolas, and Collan
O’Neill. Officers Lemmer, Standish
and Tirovolas joined the Buffalo
Grove Police Department via the
lateral entry program. Officer
O’Neill is a first-time officer who attended the Suburban Law En- forcement Academy from which
he graduated on September 23,
2022. The four officers success-
fully completed the field training program, accumulating more
than 2,100 hours of training. 15
Officer O’Neill and mem- bers of the Buffalo Grove Police Department pose for a picture on his Academy graduation day.