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The State Police here are pretty strapped manpower wise. They do patrol the interstate but they also serve as town police for most of the towns in Vermont. As an example our local barracks has 16 towns in their service area. During the day they run two troopers on patrol for 16 towns. At night the have one on with others at home on call.
So we have DMV cops to help.
Do the DMV cops have the training that troopers do to deal with dangerous individuals they might encounter on a routine traffic stop?
While I understand that there are more dangerous professions than being a police officer, police can be targets, and a routine traffic stop can quickly escalate. For instance, what happens if they pull someone over who has a gun and is inclined to use it on them? Do they have the training for that?
I also am not sure I am ethically down with "partial" police officers rather than just training (and paying for) full professionals. (I come from an area and am moving to an area which have very few troopers and sheriff deputies, but there aren't any DMV cops.)