KCSO helicopter grounded
People watch as Kootenai County Sheriff's Office helicopter ABLE1 lands at Higgens Point in April 2024.
BILL BULEY/Press file
COEUR d’ALENE — The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office helicopter has not been used for law enforcement purposes for almost a year, officials confirmed Thursday, though the county and sheriff’s office are working to resolve liability issues that have kept it grounded.
Kootenai County commissioners met with sheriff’s office personnel to discuss a new lease agreement for the use of ABLE1, a 1994 BELL 206 helicopter purchased using donated funds.
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