Sheriff's office relies on hundreds of special deputies
COEUR d’ALENE — 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.
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