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 TDARE2010 continued to be a busy year in our schools as enrollment continued toclimb to an all-time high of 5,620 students. Unfortunately, child abuse andchild sheltering also continued to increase. There is no easy answer. It hasbeen suggested the economy may be a cause. School Resource Officers (SRO)cleared approximately 500 cases this year. Several cases involved juvenilerunaways fleeing out-of-state. SRO’s located runaways in Montana, Texas,Washington and California. It is believed the relationship built with SRO’s,DARE Officers, students and faculty are a direct result of the success of out-ofstaterunaways being found.OFFICER PAUL FARINA WITHDARE GRADUATESSRO’s continue to participate with the Kootenai County juvenile staffingprocess. The SRO’s, Juvenile Probation, Juvenile Diversion, Juvenile Detentionand Kootenai County Prosecutors collaborate to use a balanced approachto ensure community protection holding the juvenile offender accountable.One primary goal is to provide juvenile offenders an opportunity to makepositive choices in their lives.The DARE program continues to be a success in our schools. Over 500 fifthgrade students graduated from the program in 2010. The DARE Programrecently teamed with the American Heart Association to include T.A.T.U.students, which is Teens Against Tobacco Use. Our DARE Officer, Officer PaulFarina, was named to the Board of Directors for Idaho Drug Free Youth in aneffort to continue with the drug free message for our youth.6