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Council weighs opioid-abatement funds for digital forensics to speed fentanyl investigations
Summary
Chief Simmons proposed using the city's opioid settlement balance to buy digital-forensics tools that would let Liberty Lake police run local extractions and shorten investigation time; council asked for subscription/cost details and whether the purchase helps prevention or mainly enforcement.
Liberty Lake’s police chief asked the City Council for authorization to spend opioid-abatement funds on digital-forensics tools, saying local capacity would accelerate narcotics and technology-facilitated crime investigations and reduce outsourcing delays.
Chief Simmons told council the department currently outsources most digital extractions to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office and that bringing tools in-house would shorten investigative timelines and lower long-term costs. “When we…do those digital forensic examinations ourselves instead of driving 27 miles to Spokane…we…
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