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Spokane County sheriff requests opioid-settlement funds to add detective to Raven task force
Summary
Sheriff's office told commissioners its locally run Raven task force has declined from about 14 investigators to 6.5 and asked the board to use opioid-settlement dollars to fund one full-time detective to restore capacity. Commissioners directed staff to draft a resolution for consideration.
Spokane County Sheriff27s Office briefed the Board of County Commissioners on staffing losses and an immediate request to use opioid-settlement funds to add a detective to the Raven task force, a locally run enforcement unit that investigates mid- and upper-level drug trafficking and gang activity.
Sheriff representatives told commissioners Raven has dropped from roughly 14 full-time investigators a decade ago to about 6.5 currently, after multiple city-assigned officers accepted early buyouts and were not replaced. "Raven is our only locally staffed drug investigative unit in Spokane County equipped to do the kind of work that they're doing," a Raven task force…
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