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As the state grapples with officer shortages, the new law aims to help agencies fill vacancies and create forces that better reflect their communities.

Attorneys for the two employees say police brass embarked on a “campaign of retaliation” after they testified about misogyny within the department.

Christopher “Shane” Burbank has resigned days after being hired as a Thurston County Sheriff's deputy. One of three Tacoma officers charged in the 2020 killing of Manuel Ellis, Burbank was acquitted of all charges in December.

The Olympia Police Department plans to install 16 automatic license plate cameras surrounding the Westside Capital Mall area and near I-5 entrances on the city’s east end.

Most of the bills lawmakers pass in Olympia include bipartisan support, but many Democrats are skeptical of, or outright oppose, these initiative measures. So why did Democrats join with Republicans to enact them?

Fired Puyallup police officer Niamkey Amichia was released from the Pierce County Jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor ahead of trial for felony rape.

Michael Reinoehl, who identified as an antifascist, fatally shot a supporter of the Patriot Prayer group after a demonstration in Portland, Oregon, backing then-President Donald Trump. The lawsuit says the federal task force didn't have any plan to arrest Reinoehl without using deadly force.

The Clark County Council unanimously approved body-worn cameras for the sheriff's office at its regular meeting Wednesday.

For years, police departments in Southwest Washington had a snag in their sales pitch for new recruits. It might be months before training starts — and the class is more than 100 miles away.

The man who fatally shot an Everett police officer last year has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Earlier this month, a jury found Richard Rotter guilty of aggravated first-degree murder.