...said. VPSOs, who report to troopers and receive much of the same training, serve as the highest level of front-line law enforcement in the villages. They carry tasers instead of guns, and they can stabilize dangerous situations until troopers...

...receive much of the same training that troopers do and work under their supervision, serve as the highest level of front line law enforcement in the villages. They can't carry guns but they do carry tasers, and they can stabilize dangerous situations...