Windham police look inward to address officer wellness and racial policing

Patrolman Chuck Kulig (left) and Patrolman J.D. Novak participate in a Racial Intelligent Training and Education (RITE) training, held by and for the Windham Police Department at the Windham Board of Education building in 2020. Carter Eugene Adams/The Portager

Windham police look inward to address officer wellness and racial policing

- Carter Eugene Adams

Windham Police Chief Eric Brieding, addressing a classroom full of patrolmen, put it simply: “It’s not the 1970s anymore.”

On Saturday, Breiding and Windham Sgt. Rick Garinger led a class of 10 Windham police officers and three community members, including a retired officer and a trustee from a nearby Portage County township, in Racial Intelligence Training and Engagement (RITE) at the Windham Board of Education building.

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