Police Preparedness

Written by Craig Smullin, Posted in Local, Posted: Fri, July 20 2012 at 5:35 PM, Updated: Fri, July 20 2012 at 5:49 PM

Police officers arriving at the scene of Friday morning's shooting in Aurora, Colorado couldn't immediately enter Theatre 9 because they didn't have gas masks. The suspected shooter  exploded tear gas in the theater before he opened fire. As NBC-5's Craig Smullin reports, though each Medford Police Officer is assigned a gas mask... they are not carried in their vehicles. An incident like this however, may change that.

About the Author

Craig Smullin

Craig Smullin is a reporter and anchor for NBC5 News at 5.

Craig grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area playing every sport his mom would drive him to. Craig attended Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California where he majored in Recreation Administration and Sports Management. In early 2005 he began a post-graduate internship with the NBC5 News sports department. He split his duties between news and sports.

In the spring of 2006 he began writing and producing NBC5's Tank of Gas Getaway summer travel series. In the fall of 2006, Craig was promoted to Weekend Sports Anchor, then moved from co-anchoring NBC5 News at Sunrise to NBC5 News at 5.

Craig is a dedicated Portland Trailblazer fan and enjoys snowboarding down the slopes of Mt. Ashland.

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