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Public urges disability flagging and release of body‑camera footage at Pocatello town hall
Summary
At a town hall, doctors and residents urged Pocatello officials to add disability questions for 911 dispatch and asked for remaining body‑camera footage after a deadly incident; council indicated residents can register disability information and asked a speaker to submit recommendations in writing.
Residents used the city’s town-hall comment period to press for changes to first-responder protocols and to request release of body‑worn camera footage from a previous police shooting.
Dr. Mike Riley, a Pocatello resident, urged the city to require dispatchers to ask callers whether any people involved in a reported incident have a documented disability or mental‑health condition. “The dispatcher should ask a very important question: Do any of the people involved in the incident that you're reporting on have a documented disability or mental health issue?” Riley said, and he said he will submit additional recommendations in writing.
Steven Adams, who identified himself as a Pocatello resident, asked about the status of remaining body‑camera footage from an April 5 shooting of Victor Perez and whether four officers involved had been returned to active duty. “We’re still wanting the remaining body cam footage of the 2 officers that were probably wearing them at the time of the April 5 shooting of Victor Perez,” Adams said, and he also asked whether the four officers involved have been placed back into active duty status.
The mayor (unnamed) said the city is encouraging residents to notify the city if anyone in a household has disabilities so that information can be flagged for 911 calls. The mayor also asked Riley to email his recommendations for distribution to council members.
No formal council action or policy change was made during the meeting; the remarks were part of the public comment period. City officials invited written recommendations from Riley and indicated the city’s current step is outreach encouraging residents to provide disability information for 911-addressing purposes.
The speakers’ comments referenced two dates: Riley described “the tragic tragedy that we have experienced on May 5,” and Adams asked about footage from an April 5 shooting. The council did not provide a timeline for release of additional footage during the meeting.
