CSI training participants processing a mock death scene are pictured from left, Robert Rusk of Imperial Police Department, Tom Pullard of Haxtun Police Department, Phil Biersdorfer of Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and Jordan Fleharty of Holyoke EMS. Their particular scene involved a child who found a gun and accidentally shot himself while his parents were drinking. Other scenes depicted apparent suicides, a pipe bomb and a shaken baby. — Johnson Publications
Mock crime scenes provide valuable practice
The scenes are something the officers hope to never see, and the skills are something they hope to never use, but the preparedness is a must.
