IUPD teaches recruits police-driving skills

Police officers and officers-in-training have the chance this week to drive at high speeds.\nFriday will culminate a weeklong Emergency Vehicle Operations Course training program for IU Police Department Police Academy cadets and IUPD, Bloomington Police Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department personnel, according to an IU Police Department press release. \nThe training, held on the west side of Memorial Stadium, lets officers and cadets learn how to brake, park and back up at normal and high speeds, according to the press release.