Tag: public safety

Moscow police’s social distancing practices will continue as state begins to reopen
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how Moscow police interact with the public and other officers. Some changes are here to stay during Idaho’s reopening .
Kyle Pfannenstiel

Since the pandemic crept into the Palouse, Moscow police officers try to handle as many calls from residents over the phone as possible. MPD Chief James Fry said the department provides officers with personal protective equipment (PPE), officers give citations to some people they’d typically arrest and officers limit the face-to-face interactions they have with residents.

Moscow Police Chief: K-Nein
Ellen Dennis

The Moscow Police Department (MPD) will wait at least another year before it can use dogs to detect illegal drugs. This comes after MPD Chief James Fry retracted a funding […]

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Make campus safe
Editorial Board

Idaho Legislature should fund security upgrades Almost one year after Idaho legislators passed the statewide Campus Carry law — allowing for the concealed carry of firearms on public college campuses […]