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Blackwater looking to train N. Idaho police <\/span><\/p>\n

The Associated Press
\n2008-05-01 23:58:44.0
\nCopyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved<\/p>\n

COEUR d’Alene, Idaho – Blackwater Worldwide is negotiating for construction of a regional law enforcement training center in northern Idaho.The private military contractor based in Moyock, N.C., is working on a deal with the Idaho Peace Officer Standards & Training Academy to provide space and instruction to police, sheriff’s deputies and other enforcement personnel.<\/p>\n

“Blackwater will be entering into agreement with the state of Idaho to build a training facility,” Blackwater spokeswoman Anne Tyrrell told the Coeur d’Alene Press. “In this agreement, Idaho POST would be a tenant. There would be other law enforcement agencies from the surrounding areas.”<\/p>\n

Jeff Black, executive director of the academy, said no costs have been set and the idea has yet to be approved by the state.<\/p>\n

“There are a lot of things we need to work out,” he said. “It’s very early in the process.”<\/p>\n

Blackwater has come under scrutiny for its security contracting work in Iraq. Iraqis were outraged over a shooting Sept. 16, when 17 civilians were killed in a Baghdad square. Blackwater said its guards were protecting diplomats under attack before they opened fire, but Iraqi investigators concluded the shooting was unprovoked. An FBI probe began in November.<\/p>\n

Tyrrell said no site had been chosen for a training center in north Idaho, nor had the cost been determined.<\/p>\n

“We’re now looking for places to build,” Tyrrell said. “It’s best if it’s in a fairly remote location that is accessible.”<\/p>\n

The complex would include an emergency vehicle operation course, shooting ranges, classrooms, dormitories for at least 80 people, a cafeteria and administration buildings, she said.<\/p>\n

Currently, Black said, north Idaho law enforcement agencies send officers to the POST Academy in Meridian in southwest Idaho, which adds to travel expenses.<\/p>\n

Kootenai County Sheriff Rocky Watson said Blackwater’s presence might raise public concern.<\/p>\n

“The perception that our law enforcement officers will be trained by mercenaries is a problem,” Watson said. “Our jobs are totally different. We’re not paramilitary. The perception is important to our customers.”<\/p>\n

Tyrrell said that perception was inaccurate.<\/p>\n

“The biggest misconception is about what we do,” Tyrrell said. “We’re a private training company. We train law enforcement agencies all over the country.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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