Hailey Police Department

10/13/2026

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A COMMUNITY MINDED MEMBER TO JOIN OUR TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS! If that just caught your eye, apply or call today.

The City of Hailey Police Department has an opening for the position of Patrol Officer. This is a full-time position with three 12-hour & four 11-hour shifts per 2-week pay periods (every other weekend off). Prior law enforcement experience is encouraged to come in as a lateral and at a higher starting wage, although not required.

If selected to join our team with no previous experience, we will provide extensive on-the-job training and send you to the police academy while you are a paid employee. Starting patrol pay is $76,960/yr, and beginning wage can start much higher DOE with overtime and compensatory opportunities available. We also offer bilingual, certification/specialty duty, and physical fitness incentive pay.

The Hailey Police Department is an accredited law enforcement agency, the only one in our immediate area. Employees enjoy a highly competitive benefit package including medical/dental/vision insurance, 13 paid holidays per year, and at least 2 weeks paid vacation the first year of employment. Additionally, the City of Hailey deposits a minimum of $2,500 per year, per employee, into a Health Savings Account to assist in covering employee’s out-of-pocket health expenses, and contributes to PERSI (state retirement account). There is also an additional housing stipend for those who qualify, ranging from $3,600 - $4,800 per year.

Hailey is in the Wood River Valley and offers several outdoor recreational type activities. It is definitely a great place to live, work, and play.

Please e-mail a cover letter and resume to Chief Steve England at [email protected] or call him at 208-788-3531 with any additional questions.

10/02/2026

Please be aware the Wood River High School Homecoming Parade will take place on Main Street at 3 PM today. The parade route is southbound on Main from Spruce to Elm Streets. (North and southbound traffic will be detoured to River Street, for approximately one hour beginning at 2:45 PM.)

We welcome positive community support at the parade, and wish the Varsity Football team well on their Homecoming game at 7 PM tonight against Caldwell.

09/24/2026

Since it was an "early out" for the City of Hailey schools yesterday, our SROs joined our dayshift and swingshift staff for a picture with the Idaho Liberty Bell. Thank you to everyone who came by to say, "Hi," and see the Bell in person.

09/23/2026

We are proud to have one of our officers featured in our local paper's "Valley Workers" segment. Our team is out in the community day and night trying our best to do public outreach and keep our city and surrounding area as safe as possible.

Editor’s note: This story is part of an Idaho Mountain Express project inspired by Studs Terkel’s book “Working,” an oral history of the lives of American workers. To suggest an

09/23/2026

Come out and enjoy Idaho's Liberty Bell on tour in Hailey this afternoon.

***Idaho's Liberty Bell is Stopping in Hailey***
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026, from 3:05-3:35pm, Idaho's Liberty Bell will be making a stop in the City of Hailey and will be placed at the northwest corner of Bullion and Main Streets. This is a great opportunity to come visit and see the Liberty Bell in person and partake in a portion of Idaho's America250 celebration. Our city's public schools have "early out" on Wednesday, so we are anticipating a large turnout in a limited amount of time. This area is also heavily traveled and there is limited parking, so we encourage you to bike, walk, or park your vehicle in parking lots off of River Street and walk in to the location of the Liberty Bell. We will have a large police presence to make sure visitors can enjoy visiting the bell, while also feeling safe near this busy intersection. We are looking forward to seeing you tomorrow afternoon for this special occasion.

09/23/2026

The beauty of the last "official" day of Summer in the City of Hailey hit us hard this morning. But what a beautiful sunrise creeping in it was. The temps are getting a bit chillier, so remember to bundle up in the mornings and evenings.

09/22/2026

***Idaho's Liberty Bell is Stopping in Hailey***
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026, from 3:05-3:35pm, Idaho's Liberty Bell will be making a stop in the City of Hailey and will be placed at the northwest corner of Bullion and Main Streets. This is a great opportunity to come visit and see the Liberty Bell in person and partake in a portion of Idaho's America250 celebration. Our city's public schools have "early out" on Wednesday, so we are anticipating a large turnout in a limited amount of time. This area is also heavily traveled and there is limited parking, so we encourage you to bike, walk, or park your vehicle in parking lots off of River Street and walk in to the location of the Liberty Bell. We will have a large police presence to make sure visitors can enjoy visiting the bell, while also feeling safe near this busy intersection. We are looking forward to seeing you tomorrow afternoon for this special occasion.

09/11/2026

MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF:

Twenty-five years ago, terrorist attacks on American soil took thousands of lives, injured many more, and changed the way we went about our daily lives in ways we could never have imagined.

I remember the morning of September 11, 2001, like it was yesterday. I was just finishing a graveyard shift at the Hailey Police Department, back when our offices were still at City Hall. Dayshift came in and told us that a plane had hit a building in New York City.

We turned on a small, old-school television we had in the office and watched as time seemed to stand still and the carnage unfolded before us. I hurried home, not really remembering much of the drive, even though it was a short trip from the office, and I was glued to my home television for several hours. Like many of you, I could not quite grasp what had occurred. Looking back, I was probably in shock.

As an American, a Navy veteran, and a police officer, I was frustrated, angry, and confused as to how this could happen to America—to my America—and to our citizens. I wanted revenge, and I wanted it now.

However, I soon realized that what I could contribute most was to continue keeping my own community as safe as possible and to try my best to be the calm in our residents' storms.

I also witnessed something in the days, weeks, months, and years that followed that I hope we never lose sight of; our nation's support for our military, police and fire services, and, perhaps even more importantly, for our fellow Americans and for one another, was at an all-time high.

I often wonder and hope that our incoming generation does not lose sight of what occurred on that fateful day. I see it with new police officers who weren't yet born, were toddlers, or were still in elementary school when September 11, 2001, took place. I see it with my own son and his friends.

For them, September 11, 2001, is something they find or see on the Internet. It is becoming a footnote in history rather than a lived experience. Those of us who lived through that day have a responsibility to make sure it does not simply fade into the pages of history. We have a duty to help the next generation understand what happened, why it mattered, and why we must never forget.

As I end this message, 25 years later, I am reminded of something else. With all the divisiveness that continues to try to weave itself into our daily lives, we cannot let it.

Treat each other like we did in the days, weeks, and months after that tragic day. Treat each other with dignity. Treat each other with respect. Stand together when times are difficult. Look out for your neighbors, your friends, and even those with whom you may disagree.

Twenty-five years later, let us remember what brought us together.

NEVER FORGET. ALWAYS REMEMBER.

Take Care & Be Well,
-Hailey Police Chief Steve England

09/11/2026

We will never forget.