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The Clark County Council unanimously approved body-worn cameras for the sheriff's office at its regular meeting Wednesday.
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This week marks two years since the state attorney general charged three Tacoma police officers with murder and manslaughter in the killing of Manuel Ellis. They are still employed with the department, while they await trial.
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When the state attorney general charged three Tacoma police officers with felonies for killing Manuel Ellis, it triggered an internal affairs investigation into the officers’ conduct. Nearly two years later, the city’s police chief has confirmed that the investigation is on hold until the criminal trial takes place later this year.
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The U.S. Justice Department and Seattle officials have asked a judge to end most federal oversight of the city's police department.
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Following the news of what happened to Tyre Nichols in Memphis, three Washington families talk about how losing loved ones to police violence impacted them and turned them into advocates.
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Right now, Washington's attorney general does not have the power to launch investigations into police or sheriff’s departments. That primarily rests with the federal Department of Justice. That could change with a bill under consideration in Olympia.
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Washington's new Office of Independent Investigations, the first of its kind in the U.S., is still working to hire enough staff to start reviewing police use-of-force cases across the state. But in the meantime, a new hotline allows law enforcement agencies to report cases while the agency determines which cases will be investigated.
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The city of Portland, Oregon, has settled a federal lawsuit over its police bureau's use of tear gas and other crowd control devices during racial justice protests in 2020.
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The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office says it has added the three Tacoma police officers charged in the 2020 killing of Manuel Ellis to a list of law enforcement with credibility issues, known as the Brady list.
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After serving as interim chief for two years, Adrian Diaz is now the permanent chief of the Seattle Police Department. KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick visited Seattle Police Headquarters to talk with Diaz about his ongoing tenure and top issues for the department and the community it serves.