x
Breaking News
More () »

Kootenai County Sheriff's Office relies on 300 special deputies

Many are members of city police departments in Kootenai County and other area law enforcement agencies.

SPOKANE, Wash. — To facilitate law enforcement throughout the county, Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris cross-deputizes police officers from other jurisdictions and swears in some special deputies who don’t have backgrounds in law enforcement.

In Idaho, peace officers only have policing power within their political subdivisions, with some exceptions.

For example, a Coeur d’Alene police officer may generally only conduct law enforcement activities within city limits, except in cases such as a violent crime or hot pursuit or when responding to a call for assistance from another law enforcement agency.

To read more of this article, please visit our content partner, the Coeur d'Alene Press.

Related

Kootenai County officials address Spirit Lake police shooting

KREM ON SOCIAL MEDIA:Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

DOWNLOAD THE KREM SMARTPHONE APP 
DOWNLOAD FOR IPHONE HERE | DOWNLOAD FOR ANDROID HERE

HOW TO ADD THE KREM+ APP TO YOUR STREAMING DEVICE 

ROKU: Add the channel from the ROKU store or by searching for KREM in the Channel Store.

Fire TV: Search for "KREM" to find the free app to add to your account. Another option for Fire TV is to have the app delivered directly to your Fire TV through Amazon.

Apple TV: Search "Spokane News from KREM" in the Apple store or follow this link.

To report a typo or grammatical error, please email webspokane@krem.com

Before You Leave, Check This Out