A Downriver police department is rethinking the way officers are trained to handle physical confrontations, trading traditional tactics for something you'd more likely see in a martial arts gym.
Brownstown Township officers are now required to learn Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and it's a move becoming more popular among police departments nationwide. The training is taking place at Woodhaven High School, where many of these officers are seeing jiu-jitsu for the very first time.
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