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Training
Washington State Patrol Relaxes Drug, Crime Rules for Applicants
The Washington State Patrol faces the possible loss of more than 200 troopers and sergeants between now and 2017 through retirement, and it isn’t attracting enough qualified applicants to fill those holes.
December 4, 2013
Vehicle Ops
Washington State Patrol Replacing Crown Vics With Caprice PPV
The Washington State Patrol has begun the process of replacing 650 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors with the Chevrolet Caprice PPV. The agency has just begun the process and currently has five Caprice PPV sedans in the fleet.
July 25, 2012
Weapons
Washington State Patrol Switches to S&W MP40 Duty Pistol
The Washington State Patrol has adopted Smith & Wesson's MP40 as its duty pistol because of the availability of replacement parts and multiple grip selection. The agency ordered 1,400 of the .40-caliber pistols from S&W, and will eventually cease using the Heckler & Koch .40-caliber autoloader.
November 12, 2009
Patrol
Washington State Patrol Faces Growing Shortage of Troopers
Beset with challenges that include a graying of the force, and trouble recruiting and retaining troopers who can earn higher pay in other local law-enforcement agencies, the State Patrol faces a staffing shortage in field operations, which covers thousands of miles of state highways.
November 16, 2015
Blogs
Patrol
June 5, 2014
Patrol
2 Arrested After Shots Fired at Washington State Trooper
The Washington State Patrol says two men wanted for shooting at a trooper in Grandview early this week have been arrested.
October 27, 2017
Vehicle Ops
Drunk Drivers Hitting More Washington State Troopers
Impaired drivers hit troopers 25 times in 2008, up from 11 in 2007. About half the crashes happened after a trooper had stopped another violator or pulled into the shoulder to handle an accident. In a recent crash, a trooper's patrol car was pushed into another vehicle already involved in a crash, the Washington State Patrol reported.
December 30, 2008
Patrol
Washington Trooper Leaves Hospital, Suspect Arrested
Trooper Scott Johnson, the Washington State Patrol officer who was shot in the back of the head early Saturday, left the hospital Monday with bullet fragments remaining in his head from the incident.
February 14, 2010
Patrol
Washington Trooper Survives Execution-Style Head Shot
A Washington State Patrol trooper is reportedly resting and in good spirits, after taking a bullet to the head from an armed man who fired two shots at him as he prepared a vehicle for towing.
February 13, 2010
Vehicle Ops
Washington Troopers Get Honda ST1300 for Highway Enforcement
The Washington State Patrol has begun adopting the Honda ST1300PA motorcycle and shifting away from BMW motorcycles for highway enforcement. There are currently 43 full-time troopers on motorcycles across the state and 12 have just completed the transition.
April 24, 2011
Patrol
WA Deputy Injured in Head-On Crash with DUI Suspect
Washington State Patrol trooper Jacob Kennett wrote on Twitter that the deputy sustained a critical hand injury and "possible additional injuries."
August 25, 2022
Vehicle Ops
Troopers Report Many Motorcycle Riders to Blame For Fatal Collisions
New statistics from the Washington State Patrol show motorcycle riders are to blame in many fatal collisions. State troopers report 80 percent of fatal collisions are the fault of the rider and half of the accidents don't involve a second driver.
August 27, 2008
Vehicle Ops
Classic Chrysler Patrol Cars
Chrysler has been producing Plymouth or Dodge patrol cars since the early 1930s, and for many of those early years Plymouth turned out some special cars for police work. The earliest came when the Washington State Patrol began using a 1932 Plymouth 1932 PB coupe, according to AllPar.com. Chrysler offered its first police package on 1956 Dodge Coronets. The 1970s brought the era of Mopar squads.
June 13, 2013
Patrol
Manhunt Underway for Shooter of Wash. Trooper
All available officers searched early Thursday for the person who shot and killed a Washington State Patrol trooper during a traffic stop about 20 miles west of Seattle across Puget Sound.
February 22, 2012
Special Units
Suspect In Wash. Trooper's Death Shoots Self
A suspect in the shooting death of a Washington State Patrol trooper early Thursday shot himself as SWAT members closed in. Trooper Tony Radulescu was a 16-year veteran of the agency.
February 22, 2012
Special Units
SHOT Show 2022: Revision Announces New Laser Eye Protection Designed for Aviators
The CALI (Commercial Aviation Low Intensity) solution was developed by AFRL in collaboration with Revision Military and successfully tested and evaluated by Washington State Patrol pilots.
January 19, 2022
Patrol
Video: Aerial View of Seattle Pursuit that Ended in Lethal OIS
The pursuit began around 10:30 p.m. near milepost 140 in Federal Way, close to the King-Pierce county line, when a trooper began following a vehicle traveling north at 80 mph in a 60 mph zone, according to a Washington State Patrol incident memo released Wednesday.
July 2, 2014
Patrol
Shots Fired: Pierce County, Washington 06-25-2006
As a Washington State Trooper, Kelly Kalmbach had been given her fair share of adrenaline jolts courtesy of other drivers. But few had come so close to taking her out as the driver of a white Cadillac that nearly clipped her patrol car around midnight June 25, 2006, on State Route 7 near Spanaway.
May 31, 2007
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