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Thirteen officers from the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Sanford Police Department and Broadway Police Department graduated July 13 from the first Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training offered for law officers in Lee County. The ceremony took place at Central Carolina Community College's Emergency Services Training Center. Pictured (front, from left) are Patrol Lt. David McKee, Lee County Sheriff's Office; Patrolman Roy Knight, Broadway Police Department; Deputy Garland Coffer, LCSO; guest Debby Dihoff, executive director of the North Carolina Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness; Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive, speaker for the event; and Patrolman Patrick Carroll, Officer Garrett Jones and Patrolman Michael Little, all of the Sanford Police Department; and (back, from left) Deputy Adam Kindle, LCSO; Patrol Officer Michael Nelson, Broadway PD; Deputy Christopher Amundson, Deputy Matthew Watson, and Cpl. Clarence Hill, all of the LCSO; and Patrolman Daniel Henningsen and Patrolman Douglas Womack, both of the SPD; and SPD Sgt. Tony Hancox, the college's host officer for the CIT training. CIT training equips the officers to deal with situations involving people experiencing mental health crises to get them help and keep them out of the criminal justice system when no crime has been committed. For more information about LeeCAN, call 919-718-4640, ext. 5314, or visit LeeCAN@leecountync.gov. For more information about law enforcement training at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu.

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Lee County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Clarence Hill (right), of Lee County, receives his Central Carolina Community College Crisis Intervention Team training certificate from Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive (center) at the July 13 CIT graduation at the college's Emergency Services Training Center. Sanford Police Department Sgt. Tony Hancox (left), host officer for the training, presented CIT pins to each of the graduates. Thirteen officers from the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Sanford Police Department and Broadway Police Department graduated from this first CIT training program for law enforcement in Lee County. CIT training equipped the officers to deal with situations involving people experiencing mental health crises. The officers learned to de-escalate situations as needed and connect the people with agencies that can help them, preventing incarceration when no crime has been committed. For more information about LeeCAN, call 919-718-4640, ext. 5314, or visit LeeCAN@leecountync.gov. For more information about law enforcement training at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu.

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Lee County Sheriff's Office Patrol Lt. David McKee, of Lee County, receives his Central Carolina Community College Crisis Intervention Team training certificate from Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive (center) at the July 13 CIT graduation at the college's Emergency Services Training Center. Sanford Police Department Sgt. Tony Hancox (left), host officer for the training, presented CIT pins to each of the graduates. Thirteen officers from the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Sanford Police Department and Broadway Police Department graduated from this first CIT training program for law enforcement in Lee County. CIT training equipped the officers to deal with situations involving people experiencing mental health crises. The officers learned to de-escalate situations as needed and connect the people with agencies that can help them, preventing incarceration when no crime has been committed. For more information about LeeCAN, call 919-718-4640, ext. 5314, or visit LeeCAN@leecountync.gov. For more information about law enforcement training at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu.

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Patrolman Douglas Womack, of Harnett County, with the Sanford Police Department, receives his Central Carolina Community College Crisis Intervention Team training certificate from Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive (center) at the July 13 CIT graduation at the college's Emergency Services Training Center. Sanford Police Department Sgt. Tony Hancox (left), host officer for the training, presented CIT pins to each of the graduates. Thirteen officers from the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Sanford Police Department and Broadway Police Department graduated from this first CIT training program for law enforcement in Lee County. CIT training equipped the officers to deal with situations involving people experiencing mental health crises. The officers learned to de-escalate situations as needed and connect the people with agencies that can help them, preventing incarceration when no crime has been committed. For more information about LeeCAN, call 919-718-4640, ext. 5314, or visit LeeCAN@leecountync.gov. For more information about law enforcement training at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu.

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Thirteen officers from the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Sanford Police Department and Broadway Police Department graduated from the first Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training program offered for law enforcement in Lee County. The graduation took place July 13 at Central Carolina Community College's Emergency Services Training Center. The graduates received certificates and CIT pins to wear on their uniforms, identifying them as being specially trained to work with persons having psychiatric crises. These officers can be called for backup in incidents requiring their expertise. CIT training equips the officers to deal with situations involving people experiencing mental health crises. The officers learned to de-escalate the situation as needed and connect the people with agencies that can help them, preventing incarceration when no crime has been committed. For more information about LeeCAN, call 919-718-4640, ext. 5314, or visit LeeCAN@leecountync.gov. For more information about law enforcement training at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu.