Tactical Response Team
The Centre County Tactical Response Team (CCTRT) currently consists of 15 officers from 6 participating agencies in Centre County:
- Bellefonte Police Department - 1 member
- Ferguson Township Police Department - 2 members
- Patton Township Police Department - 3 members
- Penn State University Police Department - 3 members
- Spring Township Police Department - 1 member
- State College Police Department - 5 members
Training
The CCTRT trains together approximately twenty times per year. Each training day was designed to emphasize three areas of proficiency when trained individually or as a whole to form the foundation for a comprehensive tactical team training program. The three areas include critical drills and tasks, search and entry tactics, and tactical precision marksmanship.
Events
Events the CCTRT might be involved in include:
- Serving high-risk arrest or search warrants
- Barricaded gunmen
- Dignitary Protection
- Tactical over-watch for large events