Washington
This light observation helicopter will be outfitted with an array of special equipment
Check out this night shot of a patrol vehicle in The Evergreen State
Court holds requesting personal identification in a public location, without threats, overt coercion, or a display of force, was a seizure requiring reasonable suspicion
“We are thankful that our deputies were not seriously injured but are concerned with the recent violence directed towards our deputies,” the department stated
“We have to show some discretion, but we should not say, ‘We should never pursue,’” Lakewood Police Chief Patrick Smith said
Officers will not be allowed to broadcast ruses over radio or social media, and will not be able to use them by “shocking the conscience”
“I need to make sure that I have someone whose primary job is to take a look at use-of-force incidents and examine them thoroughly,” Sheriff John Nowels said
Features include an indoor gun range, a 50-foot helicopter tower and a large simulation room
Trooper Dean Atkinson, 29, was critically wounded when Brandon O’Neel, 38, shot five times through his cruiser window
The Community Assisted Response and Engagement (CARE) department will send civilian responders to calls that do not warrant a police or fire response
“To make it worse, I think there’s a bee hive right here somewhere,” one of the officers says as he reaches to cut one of the ropes
“There’s hornets everywhere,” an officer can be heard saying on the video with the wasps visibly crawling on his uniform and skin
The law makes public possession a gross misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail for the first two offenses and up to a year for additional offenses
Transit leaders emphasized that drug use on buses and trains reflects a nationwide crisis
Hostage negotiators spoke on the phone with the knife-wielding man for two hours; SWAT members then broke into the building and rescued two women
The judge freed the department from federal oversight in a move he called “the end of the beginning” of Seattle police reform
The Oregon Road Fire spread devastatingly fast; deputies rushed to warn residents ahead of inferno
Ferry County deputies shot out the tires of the backhoe after the suspect refused to stop driving toward an animal shelter where his dog had been impounded
“Man, as soon as I heard that dog, I gave up,” the suspects told the Pierce County sheriff’s deputies as they were being arrested
“If your plan is to come into Thurston County with your buddies and do a lot of damage to our businesses and then flee, you’re going to want a better plan” the sheriff warned
When officers asked the suspect to exit the homeowner’s vehicle, he began to drink gasoline out of a gas can
A now-retired Seattle police lieutenant wrote a 15-page resignation letter that promised an “unfiltered, raw and unapologetic” description of why she decided to retire
Corporal Jamie Haske has been with the Vancouver Police Department for 12 years; her son, officer Desmond Haske, joined in December 2021
The motorcycle officer fell up to 60 feet off an onramp and onto an interstate below while he was on service detail for Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade
The suspects got out of a stolen truck and tried to hide; K-9 Eddie tracked down the two suspects in an old pickup truck
“In all my years in the department, we have never picked up a tortoise before,” YPD Capt. Jay Seely said
Ivy Jurgensen credits the SRO with helping save her life, inspiring her to later become an SRO
The suspect threw knives at the responding officers; he also stabbed and slashed the hood of a cruiser before he managed to get inside a cruiser and take off
Lawmakers are looking at ways to sweeten troopers’ retirement benefits, as well as trying to coax more experienced troopers near retirement to stay
With a press of a button, a small air compressor inside the cruiser’s engine bay propels a GPS tracker through the air and onto the back of a suspect’s vehicle
Detectives had developed a case where it was found the suspect was selling hundreds of thousands of stolen items on the internet
Last year, SPD Chief Diaz announced officers would not march in the parade at all, publishing a letter expressing frustration with Seattle Pride’s decision
Two officers responded and were able to run after two of the three suspects; One suspect got away and stole the police cruiser
