In brief: Agency seeks help on bull moose killing

Idaho Department of Fish and Game officers are looking for information related to the poaching of a bull moose in Bonner County.

The moose was shot and left to waste near the Middle Fork East River Road. The carcass was found on Dec. 3, but officers think the poaching occurred during the last week of November.

The illegal take of a moose carries a minimum fine of $500, and under some circumstances the poacher can be charged with a felony.  

People with information on the poaching should contact Fish and Game at (208) 769-1414, or the Citizens Against Poaching line at (800) 632-5999.

Man who sought police footage ID’d

Seattle-area newspapers have identified the anonymous man who has filed blanket requests for police body camera footage across Washington as 24-year-old Timothy A. Clemans.

Clemans said he allowed Seattle Weekly to publish his identity Friday after the Seattle Police Department disclosed his name to a Seattle Times reporter.

He said that reporter had filed a public records request with the department to obtain his personal cellphone number and was planning to continue investigating to find out his name, so he voluntarily disclosed his name.

Clemans has filed requests for all body camera footage from police officers in Spokane, Liberty Lake, Airway Heights and several other cities in Washington. In Spokane, he narrowed his request to three videos from each of the 17 officers wearing cameras for the department’s pilot program.

His efforts were included in a Spokesman-Review story published Dec. 7.

Clemans has described himself as a privacy and transparency activist, and said he would like to see all police videos posted online, with faces blurred and other sensitive information redacted.

Wildland firefighter applications open

The Bureau of Land Management is accepting applications for seasonal wildland firefighting jobs in Spokane and Wenatchee.

Officials will be hiring for wildland fire engine crews, fuels treatment crews and a veterans’ wildland fire suppression crew. Experience is not required for entry-level positions. Information on hiring of veterans can be found at http://1.usa.gov/15RrkI0.

Firefighters from the BLM work closely with other state, county and federal agencies that manage adjacent public lands. Local firefighters may get the opportunity to travel to other states to fight wildfires.

The application period continues until March 31; however, for the best shot at a job, applications should be submitted by Jan. 20.

Apply online at www.USAjobs.gov by visiting: http://1.usa.gov/1vnQYh8 or visit the Fire and Fuels section of the Spokane District website at: http://www.blm.gov/ or/districts/spokane/ fire/index.php.

For more information, contact Erik Smith at (509) 536-1292 or Mike Solheim (509) 536-1236.

County GOP holds biennial elections

The Spokane County Republican Party precinct officers chose their party leaders for the next two years, electing Dave Moore to the chairmanship he has held since March when the previous chairman resigned.

Also elected in the biennial organizational meeting were Stephanie Cates as vice chairwoman, Susan Wilmoth, state committeewoman, and Mike Volz, state committeeman. All three ran unopposed.

Moore was elected GOP county chairman last March after the resignation of Ben Oakley. This would be his first full two-year term. 

Precinct officers also elected a total of 13 district leaders for Spokane County’s five legislative districts. Some districts are so large they have as many as four leaders.