Dagsboro PD begins Range Time membership, names new chief
Dagsboro police officers will no longer have to be dependent on other departments for their firearms training.
After utilizing a free pass Monday, the department’s request for membership to the Range Time shooting facility in Gumboro was granted by Town Council that night.
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Dagsboro PD begins Range Time membership, names new chief
By Glenn RolfeDAGSBORO — Town police officers will no longer have to be dependent on other departments for their firearms training.
After utilizing a free pass Monday, the department’s request for membership to the Range Time shooting facility in Gumboro was granted by Town Council that night.
“They have an indoor and outdoor range,” Sgt. Nicholas Disciullo said. “We can purchase guns and ammo through them. They will store our ammo at their facility, which is a huge plus.”
Range Time offers a 15,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art location, the first of its kind in the Delmarva area, with 12 climate-controlled, 25-yard lanes.
“It’s a phenomenal facility. They close off every Monday of the week for law enforcement only,” Sgt. Disciullo added. “For the last couple of years, we have been piggybacking off other departments for our firearms training. Sometimes, we can get in, and sometimes, we can’t. We are really at the mercy of other department schedules.”
The annual membership, approved by council members Carol Thompson, Jason Russell, C.J. Shortridge and Mayor William Chandler III, was $1,584 for the agency’s six officers. Range Time offered a monthly fee of $22 per officer, less than half the normal price.
“This gives us unlimited access to any days that are available. Mondays, officers have access year-round,” Sgt. Disciullo said.
Previously, Dagsboro officers had to shoot with other departments, like Seaford, Georgetown and Ocean View, to meet training requirements. But Sgt. Disciullo said Cpl. John Cullen, currently out on medical leave, will be taking a final class in September to be certified as an instructor.
“Then, we can be self-sufficient for firearms,” he continued. “We haven’t been self-sufficient in years, as far as training.”
Additionally, Range Time offered to sell ammunition to the Dagsboro department at cost, with no waiting time.
Meantime, the town’s search for a successor to Chief Steven Flood has concluded, as Sgt. Disciullo, a six-year member of the force, will officially be promoted to chief, effective Aug. 9 when Chief Flood retires.
