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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 family of a Black man killed by deputies has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court against Clark County in southwest Washington, alleging that its law enforcement has a “policy, custom and established practice” of allowing officers to wrongfully wield deadly force.
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It's the first such report. The study looked at use of force incidents between 2016-2020 in unincorporated Pierce County, University Place and Edgewood.
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The family of a Native man who was killed by a Poulsbo police officer two years ago has filed a lawsuit against the city and police officials. Stonechild…
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Author's note: I chose this interview with the sister of Manuel Ellis because it was emotional and honest. Monet Carter-Mixon was channeling her grief…
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The Pierce County Force Investigation Team said Friday that it has determined that six people were struck during a Jan. 23 incident in which a Tacoma…
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Since its founding more than a century ago, Washington state has seen few changes to the way sudden or unusual deaths are investigated. And experts from…
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Dr. Carl Wigren could stand in for just about any medical examiner as seen on TV. He’s witty, a fast talker who knows a lot about investigating deaths.In…
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If a police officer behaves badly enough, that officer can lose the ability to work in law enforcement forever. Decertification prevents problematic…
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Katrina Johnson had prepared for a career in nursing. Then Seattle police shot and killed her cousin, Charleena Lyles, on June 18, 2017."From that day,…