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The suspect exited the interstate and came back down on the southbound ramp. “As they entered back onto I-5, they turned around heading northbound in the southbound lanes,” the sheriff's office says.
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Seattle is 15th in pay for entry-level officers when compared to cities like Redmond and Kent. Redmond is offering nearly $20,000 more per year for entry-level officers. Seattle is near the bottom of the standings.
Read More →Initiative 2113 expands the current pursuit law to allow officers to chase if they have a “reasonable suspicion” that a person has violated the law or committed any crime.
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In a news conference Saturday afternoon, WSP announced that 27-year-old Christopher Gadd from Pasco, Washington, was killed when a speeding driver hit his vehicle that was parked on the shoulder of the highway around 3 a.m.
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The next day when Tacoma Police Department officers were looking for Dyrell Swinson, he fired at three officers and a K-9 named Ronja.
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At one point, a deputy believed he had been shot, before noticing that a bullet had instead hit his handcuff pouch.
Read More →The new ruse rules seek to set clear standards on how SPD officers can use the tactics going forward, and limits use to five scenarios.
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The chase ended when officers used spikes to deflate the stolen patrol vehicle’s tires and a Tukwila officer performed a PIT maneuver.
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Officers responded to the scene and found the suspect in a tunnel. The suspect ran and officers pursued on foot.
Read More →Mayor Bruce Harrell said there are three areas that SPD must continue to improve on and address: crowd control, the police accountability system in the city and the results of collective bargaining with the Seattle Police Officers Guild.
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