Former Zag Now A CPD Blue

Now that Winston Brooks is back, you might recognize him. If he pulls you over, it’s all right to tell Coeur d’Alene’s new police officer you’ve seen his face somewhere while you fish for your license. “I get that a lot,” Winston said. “They say, ‘Hey, don’t I know you?’” It’s probably from TV, or the sports pages. Gonzaga University basketball fans probably still remember the 96-95 loss to the University of Arizona during the second round of the 2003 NCAA tournament, the first double-overtime thriller in bracket play/ Tom Hasslinger , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here . (SR archive photo/Brian Plonka shows Brooks during a first-round NCAA game in Salt Lake City in 2003 against Cincinnati.)

Question: How cool is it to have former Gonzaga basketball player Winston Brooks on the Coeur d’Alene Police Department?