Dale Law deserves our thanks
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 10 months, 3 weeks AGO
We did not know Kootenai County Sheriff's Office deputy Dale "Caleb" Law. We wish we had.
Law, 43, served with KCSO for 18 years and was promoted to sergeant in 2024. By all accounts, he did his job well. Sheriff Bob Norris described him as kind and willing to help others. He was also an avid hunter and loved Idaho's great outdoors.
"He is missed by his Sheriff’s Office family already," Norris said. "Our hearts are with his wife and children during this difficult time."
Not much else has been said of this good man.
Perhaps because Law did not die heroically. The Hayden man did not die on the job. He did not die saving someone. He died alone in a UTV accident in the South Fork area of Robinson Creek in Clearwater County.
The Clearwater County Sheriff's Office received a report about 1:45 a.m. Friday that Law had not returned home. Response efforts covered an area from Elk River to Dworshak Reservoir and involved deputies, Search and Rescue, a drone and the Backcountry Medics Helicopter.
Law's missing UTV was found about noon on Friday near the South Fork of Robinson Creek by hunters who had volunteered to aid in the search. Law was found near the UTV, which had rolled down an old logging road.
Suddenly, sadly, his life ended.
It was a life well-lived. Law spent nearly half his life protecting people. He stood for what was right and fought what was wrong. He went out every day willing to face dangerous situations so we could have peace in our homes.
We believe he deserves appreciation for his commitment to law and order, so we give it to him here.
Thank you, Dale Law. Thank you for your courage, strength and being a law enforcement officer in Kootenai County, a place that many of us are proud to call home. Thank you for your willingness to face the bad guys so we didn't have to. Thank you for putting your life on the line for so many people you did not even know.
It is our regret we did not know you.
Red and Blue Foundation has set up a memorial account for the Law family at First Interstate Bank. Donations can be made online at Redbluefoundation.org/donations.