For Immediate Release
June 13, 2025
Media Contact: Damon Sidur
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POST FALLS — Attorney General Raúl Labrador visited North Idaho this week to meet with police chiefs and strengthen partnerships between local law enforcement and the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. The visit included stops at the Idaho Chiefs of Police Association Conference, participation in biannual mental health training for ICAC investigators, and discussions with Post Falls Police Department leadership.
“Our ICAC investigators do incredibly demanding work to protect vulnerable children from online predators, and they can’t do it alone,” said Attorney General Labrador. “Building strong partnerships with police departments across Idaho, including here in North Idaho, is essential to keeping our kids safe. Our investigators confront the worst of humanity in their work, which is why providing them with mental health resources through professionals like Dr. Crampton and Dr. Ginkel is so critical to supporting our team.”
At the Idaho Chiefs of Police Association Conference, Labrador thanked police chiefs for their dedication to protecting Idaho communities. He let them know his office is available to be a resource and assist local law enforcement with certain investigations and prosecutions, especially ICAC cases. The Attorney General then spent time at the ICAC booth at the conference, speaking directly with chiefs who stopped by about collaboration opportunities and resources available to their departments.
Attorney General Labrador then joined his ICAC investigators and team members in Post Falls for their biannual Mental Health and Resiliency training conducted by Dr. Alex Crampton and Dr. Ross Ginkel, the contracted psychologists for the ICAC team. These investigators are heroes who work tirelessly to protect children in Idaho. Every day, they confront horrific images and disturbing cases as they conduct search warrants and arrest online predators. The Attorney General’s office ensures these investigators have mental health resources available whenever they need them, and it was an honor for Labrador to join them for part of this critical training.
The Attorney General’s office has ICAC investigators stationed throughout the state. These full-team mental health trainings are held in different locations across Idaho to accommodate investigators statewide and bring the entire team together.
The Attorney General also met with Captains Mark Brantl and Jason Mealer at the Post Falls Police Department to discuss ongoing collaboration between local law enforcement and the Attorney General’s ICAC Task Force.
The Attorney General’s ICAC Unit works with the Idaho ICAC Task Force, a coalition of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, to investigate and prosecute individuals who use the internet to criminally exploit children.
About Raúl Labrador
Raúl Labrador is the 33rd Attorney General of Idaho. The Office of the Attorney General provides legal representation for the State of Idaho. This representation is furnished to state agencies, offices and boards in the furtherance of the state's legal interests. The office is part of state government’s executive branch and its duties are laid out in the Idaho Constitution.
