Sheriff: Critics are ill-informed ‘whiners’
BOISE - A Kootenai County human rights group sent a letter to the Idaho Legislature on Thursday saying criminals are going free in Benewah County because the sheriff there refuses to sign a cooperative agreement with the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Police.
Benewah County Sheriff Bob Kirts vigorously disputes the letter, calling the assertions “ill-informed” and from “whiners.”
Read the rest of Betsy Z. Russell's story here.
The Spokesman-Review explored racial tensions in Benewah County in this September 2008 story: Tensions linger.