Behind the Badge
Officers add to their skills at Drug Recognition Expert training at Fullerton PD
0The first question is, “What have you eaten today?” It’s already a pivotal moment in the 30-minute to 45-minute process of evaluating a person for possible drug intoxication. The question can help determine if a person’s impaired state is actually due to a medical condition instead of a drug. It’s a question that can save lives. Various other questions are asked and physical tests given by the officers gathered in a room at the Fullerton Police Department on April 28 as part of their training to become Drug Recognition Experts – or DREs. The officers, from the Santa Ana, Pasadena…
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