GPD pondering private IDs for illegal immigrants

The N&R reports:

Police leaders will explore whether they can use a private identification card to help them identify undocumented immigrants, police told residents at a forum Sunday.

Winston-Salem police accept identification cards issued by the nonprofit CHANGE to help them tell who someone is if the person doesn’t have a government-issued ID.

Greensboro Deputy Police Chief Dwight Crotts said police leaders will discuss whether the city should adopt a similar policy.

A few questions about Winston-Salem’s private ID policy, while NYT writes up L.A.’s just-passed illegal immigrant ID policy.