Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris has banned leaders of the Coeur d’Alene and Rathdrum police departments from doing any law enforcement work outside their cities.

Norris sent a letter to Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White, Capt. Dave Hagar and Rathdrum Police Chief Dan Haley on Monday notifying them their privileges as a special deputy, or a member of law enforcement appointed to perform duties outside their jurisdiction, were revoked.

The move means any Coeur d’Alene or Rathdrum police officers responding to incidents outside their cities could not oversee their work. Most other officers in the departments remain cross-deputized.

White alleged that Norris canceled the special deputy statuses of some local police chiefs this week out of retaliation, according to records obtained by

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