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Sheriff’s investigators ask Spokane County to raise petty cash, approve DOJ grant application for interdiction unit
Summary
Spokane County undersheriff and lieutenant asked the board to raise investigative petty cash to $20,000 to support timely undercover buys and to authorize applying for a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant to fund an interdiction detective, a canine handler and equipment; staff said the grant request would be about $1.2 million with no local match.
Spokane County undersheriff Sean Walter and Lieutenant Rob Sataki told the county commissioners on May 5 that detectives with the Spokane Valley and county investigative units need more on‑hand petty cash to make timely purchases for undercover operations and evidence. Sataki said the petty cash fund, reported in the briefing as currently very small, was requested to be increased to $20,000 so detectives are not hamstrung while county reimbursement through Workday and the auditor’s office can take one to two weeks.
"Right now, it is at, $13.05, and we're…
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