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Allan: ‘These are actually bad guys getting away - this is what’s happening’

Chief Allan, chairman of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, tells lawmakers Thursday that
Chief Allan, chairman of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, tells lawmakers Thursday that "bad guys" are actually getting away on his reservation because of the current situation between Benewah County and the tribal police. He urged the House Judiciary Committee to back HB 500 to put more officers on the street and fight crime on his reservation. (Betsy Russell)

Chief Allan, chairman of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, was the final person to testify at this afternoon's hearing on the tribe's law enforcement legislation, before each side started wrapping up. "It's just a bill for public safety," Allan told lawmakers. "It's a vote for putting more police officers out there on the street. ... So let's put a stop to all this rhetoric." When Rep. Lynn Luker, R-Boise, asked Allan about the county's concern that tribal police would cite non-tribal members into tribal court, Allan said, "I don't care what court they go to, they can go to state court. These are actually bad guys getting away. ... I'm not making this stuff up - this is what's happening."



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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