
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, August 11, 1993                   TAG: 9308110054
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-3   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: PULASKI                                LENGTH: Short

PULASKI DETECTIVE ADVANCES TRAINING

A detective with the Pulaski Police Department recently graduated from the Virginia Forensic Science Academy in Richmond.

T.M. Smith is the first officer from any agency in Pulaski County to complete the 10-week training program, Chief E.J. Williams said.

The academy qualifies law enforcement personnel as crime scene search officers. They learn to recognize, collect and preserve evidence for laboratory examination and become familiar with the capabilities and limitations of modern forensic laboratories where the evidence is examined.

Williams said he thought Smith's training would benefit the department and help in the successful prosecution of violent offenders in the community.

by CNB