Career Day inspiration lasts for decades
Thoreson
In the 1980s, a presentation by Missoula Police Chief Doug Chase during a school Career Day inspired Greg McLean to pursue a career in policing. Greg enrolled at North Idaho College, where he earned an associate of applied science degree in criminal justice.
In 1989, he was hired by the Post Falls Police Department as an animal control officer and then full-time on patrol. Post Falls’ population was about 7,000 at the time and there were eight patrol officers covering the town 24/7. Greg worked the graveyard shift, the only patrol needed overnight back in the day.
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