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King County Executive Dow Constantine says the sheriff's office and other executive branch departments will not cooperate with out-of-state prosecutions of abortion providers or patients. The executive order signed Tuesday follows a similar one from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.
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King County Executive Dow Constantine has announced three candidates to be the county’s next top law enforcement officer, including the county’s interim sheriff. The Seattle Times reports the finalists are King County interim Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall; Charles Kimble, chief of police in Killeen, Texas; and Reginald Moorman, a major in the Atlanta Police Department.
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King County has named an interim sheriff as the department moves from an elected position to an appointed one. County Executive Dow Constantine announced Tuesday that Patti Cole-Tindall will start Jan. 1. She will be the first person of color to serve as King County sheriff.
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King County Executive Dow Constantine has urged the county sheriff to retire after she defended a deputy who fatally shot a high school student in…
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King County will no longer be electing its sheriff. Voters approved a charter amendment that directs the county to appoint its top law enforcement…
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Four of the region’s largest police agencies will see big changes in the near future.Pierce County voters are choosing a new sheriff for the first time in…
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Criminal street gangs in King County are starting to recruit younger members. That's one of the trends the Sheriff's Office says it's seeing. During a…
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A King County audit has concluded the sheriff's office is not doing enough to safeguard its sophisticated tools from being lost, stolen or falling into…
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The American Civil Liberties Union says a proposed new data collection system in the King County Sheriff’s Office could cause people to be unfairly…
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Seattle area residents and family members of Tommy Le demanded answers from King County officials during a public forum about his fatal shooting by a…