Under the vaccine mandate, city workers who do not get the shots will be terminated. The SPD, already stretched dangerously thin, cannot stand to lose any more officers.
Read More →Around 3:15 p.m. Sept. 3, an officer was stopped at a traffic light on Pacific Highway South while driving a marked police SUV when a vehicle pulled up alongside the officer, according to Cmdr. Kurt Schwan of Federal Way Police.
Read More →Sheriff Brian Burnett said he believes Gov. Jay Inslee's mandate requiring school employees and on-site contractors and volunteers to receive a COVID-19 vaccination infringes on his deputies' rights.
Read More →Sgt. Joseph Deccio, a 15-year veteran of the Yakima PD, was rushed to a local hospital, but efforts to save the 38-year-old officer failed.
Read More →Mayor Jenny Durkan added that the weekend violence is a "reminder" that there are certain emergency situations that require sworn police officers.
Read More →One user reacted to the news with "TAKBIR," which refers to the phrase "Allahu akbar," Arabic for "God is great."
Read More →Authorities say Detective Jeremy Brown was in his vehicle conducting surveillance when he was murdered.
Read More →“The Panel felt that ‘taking a knee’ or standing publicly against police brutality … was a show of support for fair and just policing, and something SPD officers should do without reservation,” the OIG found.
Read More →The Yakima (WA) City Council approved the use of $4.6 million in American Rescue Plan funds to purchase 57 Ford Police Interceptors for its officers on June 15.
Read More →The suspect was captured on video on May 30 lighting a paper towel and putting it in the back seat of a patrol while others in the crowd poured accelerants on the flames, eventually setting the car ablaze, according to the Department of Justice.
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