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Price County law enforcement asks for body scanner, testing tools and considers treatment court
Summary
Law enforcement representatives urged using opioid settlement funds to buy a body scanner for the county jail to prevent contraband, highlighted safer on-scene drug-testing technology, and suggested exploring a drug treatment court used in neighboring counties as an alternative to incarceration.
LT. Danielle Peterson of the Price County Sheriff’s Department told the committee that deputies frequently encounter cases that generate lengthy responses and that contraband entering jails is a persistent risk; she urged purchasing a body scanner for county-wide jail screening and said Phillips police agreed to the idea.
Park Falls Police Chief Marvin Nevelier recommended exploring a drug treatment court model that has had success in adjacent counties and warned that "now almost everything is being laced with fentanyl," creating danger for users and first responders. Both law enforcement speakers said new testing equipment that safely identifies substances could be considered for county purchase.
