Police Officer Paul Pope, the senior firearms instructor for the Rockville Centre Police Department, hosted a one-day Glock Pistol Armorer Course at the Recreation Center on July 17.
Led by employees of Glock Professional, the class instructed sworn law enforcement officers in how to repair and maintain Glock firearms. Police officers from the Rockville Centre, Sands Point, Nassau County and Suffolk County police departments, the Nassau County Probation Department, New York State Courts, the New York City Fire Marshal’s and New York City Sheriff’s offices participated. Everyone completed and passed the course, receiving a three-year certification to repair Glock firearms.
The course re-certified some of the Rockville Centre Police Department’s pistol armorers, who maintain and repair the entire departments’ duty and off-duty pistols, under the supervision of Lt. Kenneth Schaefer and Police Commissioner Chuck Gennario. Members of the Rockville Centre Police Department are currently carrying Glock 21SF handguns chambered in .45 caliber. These weapons were acquired in 2011 when the department, which has maintained its own weapons since the 1980s, switched over from 9mm Glock handguns.
Any questions regarding this course can be directed to Rockville Centre Police Officer Paul Pope, PPope@rvcny.us.
