In the spring of 2010 the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office decided to revitalize the S.C.O.P.E. Latent Prints program. The first set of members underwent the certification process and Crime Check began sending the team incidents for follow up on May 15, 2010. The Program began with approximately fifty members certified and has over tripled in size since.

    The basic requirements volunteers must meet are the following: They must have S.C.O.P.E. Basic Training, Citizen on Patrol (C.O.P.), Defensive Driving and Latent Prints Certification. When a victim calls into Crime Check at 509-456-2233 to report their vehicle has been broken into, Crime Check will take a report over the phone and ask the victim if they would like to have S.C.O.P.E. volunteers come out and check for prints which may have been left behind by the perpetrator. If the victim accepts the offer, the Sheriff’s Office sends the information out to our Latent Print Team base of operations at S.C.O.P.E. Main.

    The Latent Prints Team currently consists of over one hundred and fifty outstanding individuals who graciously volunteer their time through S.C.O.P.E. The Latent Prints program provides a vital service to the citizens of Spokane County and the Sheriff’s Office. Since the program started on May 15, 2010 the team has been dispatched on nearly 500 calls for service.

     This program is yet another way S.C.O.P.E. and its phenomenal volunteer base are committed to the community and the Sheriff’s Office of Spokane County. If you would like to join and be a part of this valuable program, please click the 'Volunteer Application' link at the left of this page and follow the instructions. Thank you.

For further inquiry or questions please contact:

        Randy Dale                                                      Deputy Travis Pendell

S.C.O.P.E. Latent Prints Team Leader                        Spokane County Sheriff’s Office

   RDale@spokanesheriff.org                 OR                TPendell@spokanesheriff.org

(509) 954-2432                                                   (509) 999-9341