Post Falls Police

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Post Falls Police Department Partnering with our community
to maintain a safe and secure city
while providing public safety with
Professionalism, Fairness, Pride
and Dedication.

Community Recycle Day 2024!

*Updated VIN Inspection Procedure*

Effective immediately.

Please join us this Friday, November 17th from 8:00-9:30 a.m. for Coffee With a Cop at Thomas Hammer Coffee. 😊

We have heavy hearts with the loss of Officer McDaniel, thank you for keeping his family and the Post Falls Police Department in your thoughts and prayers. We couldn't imagine a better community to be in.

*FOUND BICYCLE*
This bicycle was brought in as found property. To claim this bike you will need the serial number, purchase receipt, or a picture of the bike (not the one used for this posting).
If this is your bike, please call 208-777-3104 and reference case 23PF01986.

Please claim your bike, we only hold unclaimed bicycles for 60 days.
Free bicycle licenses are issued by the police department during normal business hours Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. For more information on bicycle licenses, go to http://www.postfallspolice.com/services-view/bicycle-licenses/. Thank you! (RP)

Press Release

POST FALLS POLICE ARREST MAN FOR PRODUCTION
OF CHILD PO*******HY

POST FALLS, IDAHO – On January 25th, 2023, the Post Falls Police Department arrested Kevin Ronald Richmond, a 61-year-old male of Post Falls, for federal child po*******hy production violations. The US Secret Service, the US Marshal’s Service, Homeland Security Investigations, the Moscow Police Department, and the Idaho Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit assisted with the investigation and arrest. Mr. Richmond was taken into custody without incident.
The investigation was initiated in response to numerous Cyber Tips filed with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that had been reported by an electronic service provider. It is alleged that Mr. Richmond was saving child po*******hy in cloud storage.
At the time of the arrest, a search warrant was conducted at Mr. Richmond’s Post Falls residence on Iron Horse Cir. Mr. Richmond’s digital devices were collected as evidence and they have been submitted to the Post Falls Police Department Digital Forensics Lab for in-depth analysis, as authorized by a search warrant. If more illegal files are located, further charges may be added at a future date.
It is important to note that an arrest is not a conviction and Mr. Richmond is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
This investigation has been supported by the Post Falls Police Department’s memberships in the US Secret Service Cyber Fraud Task Force and the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The Post Falls Police Department actively investigates child po*******hy offenders and if you have any information about persons involved in child exploitation, please contact the PFPD or file a Cyber Tip with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at www.ncmec.org.

Thank you to John from The Old European Restaurant, who stopped by to show his appreciation for local law enforcement.

We appreciate you too John!

Press Release
Narcotics Search Warrant

Post Falls Idaho- On January 17th, 2023 at around 11 a.m. Post Falls Police Special Response Team (SRT) responded to an address in the 1700 block of Catherine St in Post Falls. Post Falls Police Special Operation Group had secured a search warrant for that location as part of a drug investigation into possible distribution of drugs out of the home. Two persons were detained during the search of the residence. The scene has been turned over to Post Falls Police Investigations and Special Operations Group for processing and further investigation.
If and when anyone is charged as a result of this search warrant, an update press release will be sent out.

CITY OF POST FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT
1717 E Polston Ave.
Post Falls, Idaho 83854
Phone 208-773-3517
Fax 208-773-3200
Release Date: January 17th, 2023
Contact: Captain Mark Brantl
Phone: (208) 773-3517

*FOUND BICYCLE*
This bicycle was brought in as found property. To claim this bike you will need the serial number, purchase receipt, or a picture of the bike (not the one used for this posting).
If this is your bike, please call 208-777-3104 and reference case 23PF00803.

Please claim your bike, we only hold unclaimed bicycles for 60 days.

Free bicycle licenses are issued by the police department during normal business hours Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. For more information on bicycle licenses, go to http://www.postfallspolice.com/services-view/bicycle-licenses/. Thank you! (RP)

Today is Law Enforcement appreciation day and thank each of you for everything you do. In honor of this day, C.O.P.S. is partnering with local agencies across the nation to conduct blood drives to help our community. As of last Monday, we locally just went into Emergency need for blood. This means we have LESS than 1 day supply of blood for all 30+ hospitals in our area.

Locally 30% of our blood goes to cancer patients and 15% to heart patients. If we continue to be at this emergency status elective surgeries and some treatments may be delayed or postponed until we do have enough blood. When we put blood drives on the books, we are telling the hospitals that we have X amount coming in on this day or for this week. They then schedule surgeries, and treatments around those numbers. If we fall short on our count that directly impacts the patient.


So, if you haven’t already, please consider donating to the cause. It only takes approximately an hour start to finish to complete the donation. If you’re willing to do so, you can walk into the Community Service room, and they will get you set up or scan the QR code on the flyer and schedule a time that works for you. Thank you for everything you do and your help with this.

Press Release
Release Date: December 29th, 2022

OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING ON I-90

POST FALLS, IDAHO – On December 29th, 2022 at approx. 08:37 AM, Officers with the Post Falls Police Department responded to multiple, what appear to be intentionally hit-and-run crashes in the area of the 300 block of Railroad Ave in Post Falls, Idaho. Officers responded and found the suspect in the 700 block of Spokane Street where they attempted to stop the suspect. The suspect intentional rammed a patrol car to escape and a pursuit of the suspect was initiated. The suspect vehicle rammed another patrol vehicle on I-90 at milepost 4 and shots were fired.

This is a very fluid investigation, so we are unable to release more details at this time. No officers were shot and no suspects are outstanding. The North Idaho Critical Incident Task Force has been activated to investigate the matter and the Coeur d’ Alene Police Department has been tasked as the lead agency.

It is expected that I-90 westbound will be closed from milepost 5 to milepost 2 for most of the day today. Traffic is being detoured onto Seltice Way. All further updates will come from the Coeur d’ Alene Police Department.



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