DAYTON--Because he is already a Certified Patrol Officer Connor Ehr will be patrolling Columbia county roads, as soon as he goes through orientation, and gets his new uniform, he said.

"Luckily I don't have to go back to Academy. This will cut a lot of time for the Department," said Ehr.

After graduating from Richland High School in 2010, Ehr said he did a short stint as a new housing plumber in the Tri-Cities before joining the Army.

Ehr's basic training was at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where he was a heavy truck driver and instructor. In 2014 he began serving as part of the 1161st Nat...