SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall has released new guidelines in response to rising concerns about individuals impersonating ICE agents in Spokane County.
Community members expressed worries about masked federal agents, prompting Chief Hall to take action. The guidelines provide officers with instructions on how to handle such situations, including de-escalation practices. Hall emphasized that if the agents’ identities are confirmed, police are not to interfere.
“These guidelines are similar to ones used in California and are to ensure the safety of community members after what he says is a rise in ICE impersonator incidents recently,” Chief Hall stated…