Summary: <a href="https://www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com" rel="noopener">https://www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com</a><br>The Gwinnett County Police Department stepped out and became a leader among police departments in Georgia by deciding to bring the training of its officer in house half a century ago.<br><br>On Oct. 10, 1972, Gwinnett became the first police department in the state to operate its own training academy. The Gwinnett County Police Training Center wasn’t a big academy at first. It held its first classes in the chapel at the Gwinnett Correctional Institute, and it took six years before it moved into its own facility.<br><br>And, 50 years later, the Gwinnett County Police Department remains a leader among law enforcement agencies in the state.<br>SOURCE: <a href="http://www.GwinnettDailyPost.com" rel="noopener">www.GwinnettDailyPost.com</a> by Curt Yeomans
