HUMBOLDT — This is part five of a 14-part series following Nina Froggatte’s journey through police training at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, Hutchinson. The police academy is a 14-week part of Kansas University’s curriculum.
Nina Froggatte said it was another long week of classroom lectures. She also had a night class. The exam on Monday encompassed child abuse, crimes against the elderly, traffic law and community policing. This is the last week of being in a classroom all day, she said. Next week will begin with small groups of students participating in crime scene investigations and defense tactics.
“I am looking forward to getting out of the classroom,” she said.
Nina’s dad, Det. Jared Froggatte, Iola Police Department, said the practicals will involve simulated crimes and fake bullets. Students will be expected to apply their classroom knowledge to situations in which “bad guys” must be apprehended.
Humboldt Chief of Police, Brian Dillow, said things at the police department are getting tricky. Since Nina Froggatte departed for the academy, the officers have had to share the animal control issues and code violations. That load will increase even more since Staff Sergeant Jason Prock, a member of the U.S. Army National Guard, announced he will be gone for a year. Prock, who has received orders to deploy to Kuwait, leaves Thursday for preparation in Texas.
Froggatte ready for some action
