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San Diego Harbor Police Enter Joint Training Partnership with Port of Los Angeles Police

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In an effort to strengthen its security role for the Port of San Diego’s Harbor Police Department has formed a training partnership with the Los Angeles Port Police.

Harbor Police Chief John Bolduc signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Los Angeles Port Police Chief Ronald J. Boyd on April 5 in San Diego.

The Port of Los Angeles, in partnership with the State of California Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has developed the country's first maritime training course, the Regional Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center. It was specifically designed to train state and local law enforcement personnel.

"We want the best maritime training with the best instructors – from federal agents, police officers and deputies – and this partnership makes that possible," said Chief Bolduc. "We learn from them and they learn from us."

Through their agreement, the agencies will work cooperatively to:
  • Conduct mutual, federal, state and local maritime law enforcement training 
  • Share resources including classrooms, training vessels and equipment 
  • Partner in developing homeland security training strategies for America's ports
The Harbor Police will serve as experts in the field of marine firefighting tactics. The Harbor Police Department is the only law enforcement agency in San Diego County that dually-trains its members as police officers and marine firefighters. In order to become a Harbor Police officer, 120 hours at the department's in-house Marine Firefighting Academy are required in addition to police academy training.

The Harbor Police have unique training needs resulting from San Diego’s designation as a strategic defense port. San Diego's maritime terminals provide the infrastructure and services necessary to support military deployment activities, which can range from getting vehicles and equipment where it needs to go, to shipping household goods to servicemen and their families.

"We have a high concentration of military located right here in San Diego Bay," said Chief Bolduc. "Therefore, integrating law enforcement and security is a key component to our job here at Harbor Police."
 

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