2010 Annual Report - Post Falls Police

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P O S T F A L L S P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N TAnimal SafetyIn April 2010, a 12’x12’ dog run was donated for a disabled lady and herdaughter. Many neighbors had called and addressed concerns for the familypet and its living conditions. Darrin Shibley with Inland Fence was contactedand graciously donated and installed the dog run. Since then neighbors havestopped calling with concerns for the animal.Shelter Manager Roger Huntman opened communications with a Canadianrescue group in April, 2010. After thoroughly researching this group we arenow able to send dogs to Canada for rescue and adoption.We have worked diligently in the past several years to get more dogs licensedin the City of Post Falls. Part of this endeavor was to find a local vet that wouldallow citizens of Post Falls to license their dogs. In September, Animal Safetyand Kootenai Animal Hospital (KAH) came to an agreement that KAH wouldnow offer dog licensing at their facility. We have found that a “one stop shop”really does work. When a citizen visits their facility, they are able to purchasea dog license. This program is working very well and has generated over 400dollars in dog licenses. KAH also provides information educating local citizensregarding certain ordinances concerning their pets and licensing.OFFICER FRANK BOWNEWITH KODAK-9 ProgramThe Post Falls Police Department K9 unit was founded in September 2009.Officer Frank Bowne and Koda hit the streets in December 2009, assigned to thePatrol Division, commanded by Captain Pat Knight. Officer Bowne and Kodahave worked very hard at receiving their Idaho State Tracking Certification.In September, they completed a 6 week Basic Narcotics Detection Coursehere in Post Falls held by Ralph Ansel, a former Adlerhorst instructor. OfficerBowne and Koda successfully earned their Idaho State Narcotics DetectionCertification. Koda has been called upon to use his detection ability by multipleagencies such as the Idaho State Police, Kootenai County Violent Crimes TaskForce, and our agency. They have been involved in over 80 incidents this yearand have participated in over 400 hours of training.During this year Post Falls Police began a Facebook page for Koda and the K9Unit. To date, we have 250 fans and the page is updated weekly with newsand photos. The page is maintained by Officer Brenda Smith who is headingup a team planning a 5K run that would benefit the K9 program. This fun runis known as Leashes & Laces and is scheduled for March 27, 2011.1 6
P O S T F A L L S P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N TS.W.A.T.Post Falls Police Department S.W.A.T. (Special Weapons and Tactics) Team iscomprised of 11 members from patrol and investigations. The team consistsof 9 entry members and a 2-man sniper element. The team is commandedby Captain Pat Knight and trains on a monthly basis. Each member of S.W.A.T.attends a Basic S.W.A.T. school after being selected to the team. The teamis trained and equipped to handle and resolve incidents exceeding thecapabilities of first responders. These incidents would include, but not limitedto, hostage taking, barricaded suspects, snipers, terrorist acts and other highrisk warrants.The team goes through yearly training needs assessment, along withcontinuous and scenario based training, all of which has to be documented.Post Falls Police S.W.A.T. has been called upon to assist Kootenai CountyS.W.A.T. on extended incidents.In 2010, Post Falls Police S.W.A.T. assisted Idaho State Police Investigations withthe execution of a search and arrest warrant on a narcotics distribution suspect.The execution of the search and arrest warrant was to be done at the sametime as Kootenai County S.W.A.T. was executing a warrant in another part ofthe county with regards to the same investigation. This kind of collaborationis very common, and requires extensive planning and experience. We arepleased to report all suspects were secured and locations were made safe forthe investigators to take over.In March 2010, the team was called upon by the Kootenai County Sheriff’sDepartment to assist their SWAT element searching for a homicide suspect whohad fled into the national forest east of Hayden. We received a complimentaryletter from Sheriff Rocky Watson for our participation in a successfully resolvedincident (next page).In late July, members of Post Falls Police S.W.A.T. were called to assist on abarricaded kidnapping suspect in Post Falls that was reportedly armed insidea residence. The suspect was able to escape the residence prior to the team’sarrival. After investigation, the suspect was located at a local bar and wastaken into custody by members of the team.1 7
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