MOSCOW, Idaho -- The Latah County Sheriff's Office has joined the list of law enforcement agencies seeking money from a company that is transporting oil equipment for Exxon Mobil along a highway in northern Idaho aim protests from environmentalists.
Sheriff Wayne Rausch plans to bill hauling contractor Mammoet for about 90 hours of overtime deputies incurred while overseeing the shipments. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports that the overtime equates to about $5,800.
The city of Moscow, which serves as the Latah County seat, has issued a similar request and wants the company to pay $12,800 for police services.
The Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil shipments were originally slated for U.S. Highway 12 but have been diverted through Moscow on U.S. Highway 95 while a court challenge in Montana holds up transports on the original route.
