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The Grandview Police Department has received $50,000 through Missouri's Blue Shield Grant program to purchase an advanced training simulator that will help officers practice de-escalation techniques and crime scene procedures.

This is a six-month follow-up story, previously showing how the City of Grandview wass one of the first 15 cities in Missouri to earn the Blue Shield Community designation under Gov. Mike Kehoe's new initiative to support law enforcement.

The training system allows officers to experience interactive scenarios through immersive technology that can incorporate pre-programmed digital environments, 3D scanned locations and live actors using green screen technology, Grandview spokesperson Valarie Poindexter said.

Grandview was among 20

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