Citizen Staff Writer
Law and Order Report
SHERYL KORNMAN
skornman@tucsoncitizen
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is suspending peace officer training at its academy after the current class of officers graduates Friday.
Classes are expected to resume in 2010, said Deputy Dawn Barkman, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s department.
Barkman said training for peace officers will be suspended temporarily to follow the wishes of the Pima County Board of Supervisors, who called on county agencies to cut back on spending during the economic downturn.
Training at the facility, located near the county jail, for jail corrections officers will continue.
The county’s fiscal year begins July 1.