Old new chief at BFPD, for a while
The
City of Bonners Ferry has a new police chief,
and the mayor and city council didn't have to
look far to find a candidate with exquisite
credentials; clear to Naples.The sad part is that former chief Dave Kramer, who retired in 2008, is only filling in temporarily to give the city time to conduct a nation-wide search. Still, it's great to hear a familiar 61 on the scanner.
The city also promoted Foster Mayo, who is also retired but continued pulling patrols as a reserve, to assistant chief.
Kramer hadn't completely retired, either, continuing to fill shifts when needed and teaching police science at North Idaho College. He also continues to serve as Boundary County's emergency management director.
Kramer's law enforcement career began even before he graduated from Bonners Ferry High School in 1976, when he joined the Law Enforcement Explorer program with the Boundary County Sheriff's Office at the age of 16. At age 18, high school diploma fresh in hand, he became a reserve deputy and enrolled in the criminal justice program at NIC, graduating in 1978.
Shortly after his graduation, he joined the Bonners Ferry Police Department, working with his long-time mentor, Chief Don Hamilton. Ten years later, he took over the reins of the department.
Kramer and Mayo will fill for two to four months while the city looks to fill both top positions.