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Special Units
Program Addressing Jihadist Movement Slated for September
Designed to teach law enforcement officials the facts about the prevalent threat radical Islam and domestic terrorism poses to the U.S., the Yakima (Wash.) Police Department will host Security Solutions International's (SSI's) two-day educational program in September.
June 24, 2007
Patrol
Video: Wash. Pursuit Ends in Deadly Shooting
Footage of a Yakima (Wash.) Police Department pursuit shows the suspect fleeing from officers and repeatedly ramming police cruisers, even after being shot.
June 25, 2014
Special Units
Washington Standoff Ends Peacefully When Shooting Suspect Surrenders
The search for a drive-by shooting suspect turned violent in Yakima, Wash., on Thursday when gunfire broke out, wounding a corrections officer and setting off a 90-minute standoff punctuated by occasional gunshots fired from inside a home containing the suspect.
September 4, 2015
Technology
Washington County Agencies Buy Spillman Software for Data Sharing
Public safety agencies in Yakima County, Wash., have adopted new software from Spillman Technologies, allowing them to share data and fight crime across jurisdictional boundaries.
January 24, 2011
Patrol
Washington Department Closes 2 Substations Amid Virus Scare
The Bellevue (WA) Police Department has closed two substations to limit contact with the public amid the outbreak of COVID-19—also known as the coronavirus—in the Seattle area.
March 11, 2020
Special Units
Video: Washington Department Welcomes New K-9
The agency posted on Facebook, "Lakewood, meet Kona. Kona, meet Lakewood. Kona and handler Officer Bucat passed their K-9 certification in April, making Kona our third K-9 on active duty in the department. She's pretty cute, but don't mess with her!"
June 14, 2019
Patrol
Daughters of Slain Washington Officer Sue Department
The daughters of an officer with the Tacoma Police Department who was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call in November 2016 have reportedly filed a wrongful death suit against the agency.
August 20, 2019
Patrol
Washington Department Receives $20,000 Donation for Training
A private family foundation in Washington has donated $20,000 to the Blaine (WA) Police Department to help support that agency's training unit.
February 6, 2020
Patrol
Washington Department Receives Grant to Address Homelessness
The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) has granted $84,000 in funding to the Port Angeles Police Department to help address homelessness in the town on the Canadian border.
September 10, 2019
Patrol
Rural Washington Department Launches Online Crime Reporting System
Residents of a small Washington town on the Columbia River now have a new way to report crimes to their local police agency—an online reporting system that goes live on March 1, 2019.
March 1, 2019
Patrol
Washington Department Set to Update its Use-of-Force Policy
Chief Craig Meidl said that most of the department is already using the proposed principles and tactics — including using time, distance, cover and de-escalation — but said that some officers who “could benefit from those being codified in an official policy.”
June 28, 2018
Technology
Wash. Police Web Cartoon
Two officers with the Renton (Wash.) Police Department were suspended for this video depicting a mustachioed officer talking to a jail employee clown using robot voices. The video mocked staff and procedures of a new jail in South King County.
August 15, 2011
Patrol
Washington Police Rescue Woman from River
Officers with the Aberdeen Police Department rescued a woman from rushing rapids in a river on Sunday morning.
June 30, 2020
Vehicle Ops
Wash. Agency Purchases 27 Police Vehicles
The agency purchased 14 Ford Police Interceptor sedans, eight Ford P.I. Utility vehicles, and four other vehicles slated for the agency's Criminal Apprehension Team.
August 1, 2013
Patrol
Washington DC Police Chief Officially Confirmed
The D.C. Council on Tuesday confirmed Peter Newsham as police chief. He has been serving as acting chief since Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) chose him to fill in for Cathy L. Lanier, who retired in September.
May 3, 2017
Patrol
Washington Police Chief Fatally Struck by Vehicle
Chief Michael Knapp was struck by a pickup truck driven by a teenager who had failed to activate his headlights despite darkening conditions. It is believed that Knapp did not see the approaching vehicle and stepped into its path.
November 7, 2019
Patrol
Washington Police Shoot, Kill Knife-Wielding Man
Officers with the Lakewood (WA) Police Department were responding to a call of a man armed with a knife when the subject reportedly moved toward them in a threatening manner, forcing police to open fire with their service weapons.
January 14, 2019
Patrol
Wash. Man Wheels Stolen TV Past Police Station
King County prosecutors have filed theft charges against a 22-year-old man who wheeled a stolen television past the Auburn (Wash.) PD's station.
December 27, 2010
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