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September 24, 2009 in News, City
Paul search cost Sheriff’s Office $37,000
Kevin Graman
The Spokesman-Review
Tags:Phillip A. Paul
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office will submit a $37,000 bill to the state for the cost of hunting down escaped Eastern State Hospital patient Phillip Paul.
The manhunt, which involved a team of deputies and the Sheriff’’s Office helicopter, began Sept. 17 when Paul walked away from a hospital field trip at the Spokane Interstate Fair, said Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich. Paul was captured Saturday afternoon in rural Klickitat County.
“We’ll bill the governor, and she can work out where she wants to send the bill,” Knezovich said.
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rshroll on September 24 at 1:30 p.m.
Who gets charged when Spokane County Law Enforcement or other police agencies have to look for an inmate escaped from Spokane County’s Geiger Correctional Facility? From what I recall this has happened more than once. Did Arizona charge Spokane County when Spokane County fugitive and escaped Geiger inmate Roger H. Nordling was captured by Arizona Highway Patrol officers? Did Whitman County Sheriff’s Office charge Spokane County when an extensive search was performed after Geiger’s escaped fugitive Clifford C. Pluff was spotted at the Tekoa City Pool? Etc.
Rifleman_Dodd on September 24 at 3:22 p.m.
Where’s the bill for the last time?
Wheres the bill for all the free coffee and doughnuts the deputies scam off the civilians?
Though he should be indignant Ozzie is just positioning for the next election.
What about the million or so his jailers are going to have to pay back for stealing money from inmates?
garfnagn on September 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Unless Ozzie’s got a signed MOU between his office and ESH he can go pound sand. Hope he never asks the State Patrol to back his officers up or run on county service calls. Gregoire should bill him every time. What a grandstanding puke.