Liaison Positions

Officer Ed Moreno

Hispanic Community Liaison

Officer Moreno is currently assigned to the Community Outreach Division as a Neighborhood Contact Officer and the Hispanic Community Liaison. Officer Moreno started his career in 1997 with the Idaho Department of Corrections as a Probation and Parole Officer. Officer Moreno joined the Boise Police Department in 2002 and has spent most of his career in patrol, being assigned ancillary duties such as a CSI (Crime Scene investigator) and court certified interpreter. Officer Moreno has been assigned as a Neighborhood Contact Officer and Hispanic Community Liaison (in an official capacity) since July 2016.

Officer Travis Buffi

Refugee Liaison

Officer Travis Buffi was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. He started his career in Law Enforcement with Nye County Sheriff’s Department in Nevada and took the opportunity to join the Boise Police Department in 2017 and return home to Boise.

Prior to his law enforcement career Officer Buffi served in the US Navy. This allowed him to travel the world and experience many different cultures along the way. After leaving the Navy Officer Buffi found his calling in law enforcement. He is passionate about being able to listen to the concerns of our community members and then find the appropriate solutions to their problems. Officer Buffi says that helping people is the most rewarding part of his job and his main driving factor.

Officer Buffi is the fourth BPD Refugee Liaison Officer in the Community Outreach Division. He is also part of the Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) and has served as a Field Training Officer (FTO) for the Boise Police Department. BPD’s Refugee Liaison program has been nationally recognized as a model for community policing and Officer Buffi is proud to continue to support the department and the community in this way.

Learn about the Refugee Liaison Position

Officer Alex Echols

Veteran Liaison

Officer Alex Echols has been a member of the Boise Police Department since 2017 and is currently assigned to a patrol unit. He was born outside of Houston, Texas, and spent most of his childhood on the East Coast, moving around due to his father's career in the U.S. Coast Guard. Before joining BPD, he spent 14 years in active service in the U.S. Marine Corps as an Infantryman and Tank Crewman, traveling all over the world. Since joining BPD, he continued his military service in the Marine Corps Reserve and retired as a Master Sergeant with 22 years of service. Officer Echols said that he wanted to be of service as the Veteran Liaison because he knows that having a person who can relate to the Veteran Community helps create a bridge in building relationships and providing resources to those in need within the valley.

Officer Ted Ni

Asian American and Pacific Islander Liaison

Officer Ted Ni has been a member of the Boise Police Department since 2019 and is currently working in patrol. He grew up in Taipei, Taiwan and San Diego, California. He can speak, read, and write Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese/Hokkien. Prior to joining BPD, he was Combat Medic in the Unites Stated Army for 12 years. He also received a Bachelor of Science degree from San Diego State University and a Master’s of Science Degree from Boston University. Officer Ni says he wanted to become the Asian American and Pacific Islander Liaison officer to provide a way for the AAPI community to voice concerns and issues that were unique to their community.

Detective Paul Jagosh

NAACP Liaison

Detective Paul Jagosh has over 25 years of experience in law enforcement and was appointed by Governor Otter and re-appointed by Governor Little to the Idaho Human Rights Commission. Detective Jagosh graduated from Northwest Nazarene University and worked as a Youth Program Director for at-risk youth at the Idaho Falls YMCA before becoming a police officer. During his time with the Boise Police Department, he has taken on several roles and is currently assigned to the Violent Crimes Unit where he investigates crimes including Homicide, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault and Battery, Kidnappings, collateral crimes, and missing persons. Jagosh has been actively involved in topics of interest to the community from suicide prevention to victim’s rights and is proud to continue to use the relationships he has with the NAACP on behalf of the Boise Police Department.

Officer Micah Henson

LGBTQ+ Liaison

Officer Micah Henson was born in Kuna, Idaho but grew up in Boise, Idaho for most of his life. He started his career in Law Enforcement in 2023 at the Boise Police Department. He works in the patrol division and is now taking on the additional role of LGBTQ+ Liaison for the department.

Before his law enforcement career, Henson spent time working in the construction industry and manufacturing. In those past jobs, he took on roles that allowed him to work with employees one-on-one. This helped him understand their concerns and connect with them more personally, which allowed him to help them better succeed in their jobs. Officer Henson believes that often people feel frustration because they are not being heard and just want to be heard. Taking the time to listen can help us understand what is really wrong.

Working with the LGBTQ+ community will bring him joy as he has participated in many events over the years, including Boise Pride. Like many others, Officer Henson has family members who are part of the LGBTQ+ community and has seen some of the hardships and struggles they have faced because of it. He hopes to further bridge any gaps between law enforcement and the LGBTQ+ community and will do what he can to make sure those seeking help from the Boise Police Department feel safe doing so.

Officer Henson hopes that our community can continue moving in a positive direction and is happy he will be a part of that. As a community member and officer with the Boise Police Department, he wants everyone in our community to feel proud and safe being who they are without bias. He is very excited to help voice the concerns of the LGBTQ+ community and find them the resources needed to solve any problems that occur.