Democratic Republic of Congo refugee joins Spokane Police Department

SPOKANE, Wash. – Balinda Kizombo is a proud volunteer of the Spokane Police Department Reserve Unit. He graduated from the academy last fall and volunteers 20 hours a month doing the same tasks as full-time officers.

Balinda says the criminal justice system in America is the fairest system he’s ever experienced. He was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a region faced with civil war and unrest since the late 1990s.

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