By Jeff Raasch
The Gazette
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In the time Cedar Rapids Police Officer Tim Davis has been recuperating, four other officers have been assaulted, including one who was kicked in the cheek.
Even more alarming is the rate at which it’s happening. Some 17 assaults on police officers in Cedar Rapids have been reported already this year, compared with 30 in all of 2008.
Police Chief Greg Graham said the department is evaluating whether more or different training is needed.
“I doubt you could find a police officer out there who has been a cop for more than a year who hasn’t been assaulted,” Graham said.
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