E9 Going Beyond the Call - Arno Lippassaar

 Arno Lippassaar is a recently retired Trooper from the New York State Police, with his most recent assignment being the New York State Police Academy as an Academy Training Officer.  He had been a Trooper for over 23 years. Starting in 2003 he taught Firearms as a range instructor.  He was a road Trooper for 18 years, assigned to all aspects of police work, including crime investigation, Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team, and traffic enforcement.  Arno is also the only Trooper in the history of the State of New York State Police to be a two-time Brummer Award recipient, their highest award for heroism. He is currently the director of sales and marketing for Smart Firearms.

Arno Answers the questions: 

What is something you wish you had been told in training when you first became a trooper?

What is the most important thing to know about conducting active shooter training?

You have twice won an award for heroism, can you to tell us how this happened?

and more!