WA police oversight group off to slow start three years in
1 day ago · Its $23.9 million budget through 2025 is far less than the $67 million it requested. The agency has been slow to hire staff, according to Castro, and only secured a director — former prosecutor ...
Gov. Inslee Signs A Dozen Police Accountability Bills Into Law : NPR
May 18, 2021 · Washington state's Democratic governor, Jay Inslee, signed 12 bills into law Tuesday on everything from the tactics officers use in the field, to circumstances under which officers can be...
3 officers shot in Washington, leading to daylong standoff before ...
Feb 15, 2024 · Three police officers were shot trying to make an animal cruelty arrest that touched off an hourslong standoff in the nation's capitol on Wednesday, which ended late at night with a man's...
3 officers shot in Washington, leading to ... - Associated Press News
Feb 15, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Three police officers were shot trying to make an animal cruelty arrest that touched off an hourslong standoff in the nation’s capitol on Wednesday, which ended late at night with a man’s arrest.
1 dead, 2 injured after 3 shootings across ... - KIRO 7 News Seattle
Apr 18, 2023 · SHELTON, Wash. — Police responded to three separate shootings in less than four hours in Shelton on Saturday night. According to the Shelton Police Department, the first shooting occurred at...
SPD Blotter - Seattle Police Department (SPD)
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) prevents crime, enforces laws, and supports quality public safety by delivering respectful, professional, and dependable police services. SPD operates within a framework that divides the city into five geographical areas called "precincts".
Jury acquits 3 Washington state officers in death of Manuel Ellis | AP News
Dec 22, 2023 · A jury has cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face down on a Tacoma sidewalk as he pleaded for breath.
Police pursuit law changes coming after state Legislature passes
Mar 4, 2024 · Under Washington’s old pursuit law, approved by the state Legislature, police could only chase criminals involved in the serious, violent crimes, like domestic violence offenses, sex crimes,...
Suspect dead after hours-long standoff with police following …
Dec 5, 2023 · — The suspect who caused an hours-long standoff with Tacoma Police Department officers was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a home, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department (PCSD...
Off-duty officer at Washington home dies after deputy fires while ...
Jan 31, 2022 · An off-duty police officer who was stabbed outside his home by a robbery suspect fleeing officers was then shot by a sheriff's deputy and died Saturday night, Washington state authorities said.