Nez Perce Tribal Police Department

VISION
Providing the best police services by having the best trained, best equipped, certified, accredited, and fully manned Police Department in the State of Idaho.

GOALS

The members of the Nez Perce Tribal Police Department are dedicated to the advancement of community policing and to the development of a comprehensive strategy to resolve public safety issues and enhanced the quality of life within our Reservation.

Our success will be measured by the improved working relationships between police, tribal members, and citizens and the realization that our community is safe, viable and attractive for commerce and community life.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The Nez Perce Tribal Police Department, in serving the Nimiipuu and citizens of the reservation, strives to reduce crime and provide a safe community by providing numerous functional preventive, investigative, and enforcement services to the community.  These include preventive and traffic patrol, criminal investigations, finger printing, court bailiff and adult probation control, school support and protection, and crime prevention services.  These services are provided through two divisions:  the Law Enforcement (LE) Division, and the Administrative Support (AS) Division.

STAFF

• Leslie Hendricks, Chief

• Captain 2

• Clerks 2

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

• Chief of Police - LE Program

• Criminal Investigator

• Law Enforcement (LE) Division: Patrol Section, Schools Resource Section, Crime Prevention Section, Training Section, K9 Section

• Administrative Support (AS) Division:  Court & Adult Probation Section, Records Section, Supply Section

CONTACT INFORMATION

Lapwai       208-843-7141 PHONE      208-843-5337 FAX

Kamiah      208-935-4107 PHONE      208-935-7897 FAX