Police pay plan going to council

Total of $80,000 would go toward attracting officers

The Coeur d'Alene City Council on Tuesday will consider a financial incentive plan to help fill vacant posts in the Coeur d'Alene Police Department Police Chief Lee White is scheduled to outline an $80,000 proposal for lateral officer hiring. In August, the department had 14 openings, the most since White came on board in 2014.

What would defunding police look like in Kootenai County?

For the past three weeks, our national discussion has traversed the difficult terrains of racism and police brutality, unpacking tangential issues like hiring practices within law enforcement, people of color in the judicial system and the inequity of bail.

Cd’A residents, Police Chief White exchange thanks

A letter praising Coeur d’Alene from Police Chief Lee White has received hundreds of messages of support from the community.