2010 Annual Report - Post Falls Police

P O S T F A L L S P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N TUniform UpgradesThe Post Falls Police Department rolled out a new look in uniforms! Jumpsuits have been a hot topic among patrol officers allowing the officer to workin comfort. These suits are washable and very durable, cutting down on drycleaning costs and representing an overall savings in uniform costs. Officersare allowed to wear the jump suits while on routine patrol. During specialevents, such as court, Post Falls Days, Parades, etc. the Officers will continueto wear their Class B style uniforms.DUI Top Cop AwardThis award is given out each year to the top DUI officer from their respectiveagencies. For the second year this was awarded to Officer Chris Thompsonfrom the Post Falls Police Department. Officer Thompson had 82 DUI arrests, upfrom 61 last year and he is continuing to excel in this area of law enforcement.Officer Thompson takes great pride in making our roadways a safer place tobe. He is very dedicated to the safety of the Citizens of our Community.OFFICER CHRIS THOMPSONTraffic SchoolThe Post Falls Police Department conducts a Driver/Safety Education trainingclass two to three times a month. This class enables a Kootenai County citizenwho is contacted for a traffic violation the opportunity to attend this schoolin lieu of receiving a Uniform Traffic Citation at the officers’ discretion. Theschool consists of four hours of instruction including videos relating to trafficlaws and educating the driver. These topics range from seatbelts to causes ofaccidents and discussions about traffic laws.When a citizen agrees to attend this school, a summons is issued and theviolation is not added on their driving record, and does not affect theirinsurance. The student must complete a class within 30 days from the day ofthe summons.OFFICER JASON DEWITTTEACHES TRAFFIC SCHOOLTO 30+ STUDENTSDuring the past year each class consisted of approximately 30 to 35 people inattendance. This year Rathdrum Police Department offered the same optionutilizing our Driver/Safety Education training classes. Additionally, the countycourt system referred approximately six people to attend our traffic school inorder to adjudicate a citation issued by another agency.1 4