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Eagle Police introduce new school resource officer; chief highlights department tools
Summary
Chief Travis Ruby introduced Detective Steve Kelch as Eagle Middle School's school resource officer and praised department tools including neighborhood blotter dashboards and enforcement priorities; Chief also warned residents about a phone scam impersonating law enforcement.
Chief Travis Ruby presented department updates and introduced Detective Steve Kelch, Eagle's school resource officer for Eagle Middle School. Ruby summarized Kelch's background in detention and patrol and noted his community work, including coaching and historical outreach. "Detective Kelch and 1 other person really worked on that, the historical badge," Ruby said, and the chief emphasized Kelch's value as a community contact at the school.
Chief Ruby also described new neighborhood dashboards available on the Ada County Sheriff's website and admonished the public about current phone scams impersonating law enforcement; he advised residents to "hang up" on callers demanding payment in gift cards or cryptocurrency. The chief gave updates on enforcement priorities, parking changes on Eagle Road near Mesa Road, and incident-management coordination with county emergency management.
Council members thanked the department for visibility in schools and the quality of officers assigned.
