One of my closest colleagues retired Friday.  Ken Brown put in 28 years working everything including undercover narcotics, patrol, detectives, traffic, and most recently Captain of Detectives.  Through his career he investigated several high-profile, violent crimes in Idaho Falls. Ken and I worked together in many areas over the years.  He’s a natural athlete.  When we were

On Monday, members of local law enforcement and the community gathered at the Courthouse to pay homage to the men and women, particularly those in Idaho, that have lost their lives while serving as police officers. The National Peace Officer’s Memorial Day started in 1962, pays tribute to police officers that have lost their lives in the line of duty.  Across the nation, 140 to 160 officers

There was a recent dust up on TV about the IFPD charging a 10-year-old for bringing a gun to school.  Some people thought this meant we drug him out of class in hand cuffs and hauled him off to jail.  Not even close. Some things can’t be explained with a 10-second sound bite, so here’s my shot at giving a quick summary of how the juvenile system works: Except in the most serious cases,

This coming Tuesday morning, the city council is going to discuss dumping two ordinances, Public Dancing Establishments and Hotel Licensing.  Besides proposing new or revising existing ordinances, I believe I have a responsibility to propose repealing ordinances that no longer serve the public good and in this case, reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on businesses. The Public Dancing Establishments