Lee on Defunding

OVER POLICEFUNDING CONTINUESACROSS THE NATIONAND HERE IN IDAHO..NEW BOISE POLICECHIEF RYAN LEE ISSHARING MOREABOUT THEPOTENTIALLYDANGEROUS IMPACTTHAT CAN HAVE ONTHE COMMUNITY.FRANKIE KATAFIAS ISLIVE NOW WITHCHIEF LEE'SREACTION..GOOD MORNING,FRANKIE..MATT..THE CALL TODEFUND POLICENATIONWIDE ISN'T AONE SIZE FITS ALLFIX..AND CHIEF LEESTRESSES THATDIFFERENTCOMMUNITIES..

NEEDDIFFERENT TYPESAND STYLES OFSERVICE.THE CHIEF SAYS HETHINKS THERE'S AROLE FORPOLICE..INCLUDINGEFFORTS TO EXPANDTHE DEPARTMENT'SBEHAVIORALRESPONSE TEAM.THE CITY OF BOISESAYS THEDEPARTMENT HASBEEN REDIRECTINGFUNDS FROM THEIRPATROL BUDGET..AND REDISTRIBUTINGTHOSE TOCOMMUNITYOUTREACHPROGRAMS LIKE THEBEHAVIORALRESPONSE TEAMSINCE 1996..THAT IN TURNPROVIDES OFFICERSADDITIONALOPPORTUNITIES.":46-:52 I WANT TOEQUIP THEM WITHTHE SKILLS,KNOWLEDGE, ANDABILITY TO GO OUTAND SERVE THECOMMUNITY SAFELYAND PROPERLY THEWAY THE COMMUNITYDESERVES TO BESERVED"CHIEF LEE SAYS HEHOPES TO HAVEEVERY SINGLESWORN-IN OFFICERCERTIFIED IN CRISISINTERVENTIONTRAINING BY THE ENDOF 2020.YOU CAN FIND MOREON THE PROPOSEDBUDGET..

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