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Busy weekend highlights seasonal struggles for SCSO

by JOSH McDONALD
Local Editor | May 29, 2024 4:19 PM

WALLACE –– It was a busy Memorial Day weekend for the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office – for all the wrong reasons.

Between 67 traffic stops, four serious motor vehicle accidents, multiple Life Flights, and a shooting, the holiday highlighted two major problems for the small agency.

Overcrowding and understaffing.

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