Chief Wilson gives OPD
update
In his regular report to the City Council meeting May 11, Orofino Chief
of Police, Jeff Wilson, gave an overview of events occurring in the department
recently.
Door hangers will be used
when an officer visits a business or residence to alert the owner that a
security check has been made.
A conditional offer of
employment has been made to Mike Shore of Augusta, GA. His first date of
employment will take place May 24 once all hiring procedures have been
completed.
Chief Wilson was asked to
participate as part of a three part panel consisting of one Chief, one Sheriff,
and one ISP officer in a Highway Safety Summit. The panel discussed highway
safety grants, emphasis patrols, and ways to obtain funding for better
technology tools.
Chief Wilson intends to offer
a Citizen’s Academy in the Fall. There will need to be a minimum of 20
participants, and it is open to any interested persons in the community. The
program will meet once a week for 10 weeks to share information about the police
department, to educate the public on what the police department is doing, and to
further communications.
Orofino was recently written
up in a quarterly newsletter put out by In-Synch Systems, the organization that
provided the new technology to OPD.
The traffic monitoring, speed
trailer will be implemented in front of
The department has purchased
three sets of “stop sticks” that are used to immobilize a vehicle for any needed
reason. One set will be supplied to the chief’s vehicle and one each to the two
corporal’s squad cars.
Chief Wilson gave an update
on the unbiased policing grant. A second reimbursement on that grant has been
received in the amount of $36,000. The grant should close out in September when
a final reimbursement will be made to reach the total $200,000 of the original
amount allotted. A “soft match” is required, demonstrating patrol hours
achieved. To date, 37,000 of the necessary 50,000 patrol hours have been
completed.