Articles with the Tag: Ronan Police Department
RONAN — Last week members of the Ronan City Council leaned more toward outsourcing its police department than when they first considered the idea in September 2013, but the council ultimately voted to keep the department in-house and initiate new procedures for hiring a police chief. “I think ...
RONAN — Last week the Ronan City Council reversed an earlier decision to hire a police chief without advertising specifically for the position and decided to take heed of a police commissioner’s concerns about whether the latest hiring process was kosher. After a brief executive session ...
For the past several years the Ronan Police Department has not consistently met requirements spelled out in state law for hiring officers, and city councilmembers said on June 2 that they have no intention of making standards more stringent before hiring the town’s next police chief. Councilm...
News from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office LAKE COUNTY — A Polson man was in custody Monday after leading law enforcement on a weekend high-speed chase across two counties that ended with shots being fired. The chase began at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 24 near Pablo, according...
RONAN – Drivers in Ronan might want to review their parking skills. In a May 5 council meeting City Councilmember Chris Adler instructed the Ronan Police Department to begin enforcing a city traffic rule that prohibits crossing an oncoming lane of traffic to park on the opposite side of the street.&nbs...
RONAN – Ronan City Council spent the weekend mulling over whether or not the city should hire a former employee of the Lake County Sheriff’s Department to lead its police department. Dennis Lewis met with city councilmembers on Friday, less than a week after recently appointed Poli...
RONAN — John Mitchell was demoted last week and became the third Ronan police chief to fall from power in the past 10 months. Mayor Kim Aipperspach was designated the acting police chief in the place of Mitchell, who remains a regular officer on the force of four people. Aippers...
RONAN — Residents can expect to encounter new faces and cars patrolling Ronan streets in coming months. On March 24, the city council approved hiring two new officers and purchasing two police cars. It also considered revamping hiring policies for officers. The council accepted the resignation of Of...
The memorial slideshow for Ronan High School Principal Kevin Kenelty was short and poignant. The ending echo of a solemn Jason Aldean song blended with a chorus of sniffles and smattering of applause as the high school students sat rapt, staring at the coffin on the stage. Then Lake County Sheriff’s...
LAKE COUNTY — Four individuals arrested by Washington authorities on Friday were suspected of ramming a stolen airport courtesy car through Westland Seed at around 5 a.m. on Jan. 21, stealing guns from the establishment, attempting to steal guns from Ronan Sports and Western earlier that same day, and ...
