Pullman Police say they defused a possible explosive device Sunday morning. It follows the discovery and disposal of a similar incident in Moscow, Idaho last week. Continue Reading Police Defuse Potentially Read More
Kittitas County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Thompson and city of Kittitas Police Officer Benito Chavez responded to a vehicle incident Tuesday evening. The situation became a pursuit and ended in crossfire. Deputy Thompson was killed in in the line of duty. He was 42 and is survived by his wife and three children. Read More
A Michigan woman was engaging in constitutionally protected free speech when she made a crude hand gesture, a federal court ruled. Continue Reading Police Officer Can’t Pull Over Driver For Giving Him The Finger, Court Read More
More Murrow News Stories MOSCOW- Moscow is introducing a new idea called, Coffee with the Cops, part of a national campaign helping partner businesses, community members and local law enforcement in… Continue Reading Coffee With The CopsRead More
"Firearms-related fatalities were the leading cause of officer deaths, with 52 officers shot and killed in 2018," the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says. Continue Reading More Police Officers Died From Gunfire Read More
The severity of the officer shortage varies by location, but the national trend is clear: Since 2013, the total number of working sworn officers has fallen by about 23,000. The number of officers per capita is down even more sharply, from 2.42 per 1,000 residents in 1997 to 2.17 officers per 1,000 in 2016. Read More
The September 2017 acquittal of a white police officer charged with killing a black suspect led to protests during which the beating outlined in the indictment occurred. Continue Reading St. Louis Cops Indicted Read More
A Pullman Police officer who was arrested for custodial sexual misconduct resigned from his position on Monday, a day before he was to be interviewed by Pullman Police investigators. Continue Reading Pullman Police Read More
The Dallas police chief says she plans to charge the unnamed officer with manslaughter. The victim, 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean, is being remembered as a devout, joyful man. Continue Reading Dallas Police Officer Kills Man In Read More
Five people were arrested at a College Republicans rally on the University of Washington campus Saturday that attracted a large crowd of protesters. Continue Reading Protest And Arrests At UW College Republicans RallyRead More
Law enforcement officers from across the state and as far as Canada are remembering a fallen Pierce County sheriff’s deputy. They gathered at Pacific Lutheran University to honor Daniel McCartney. He was shot and killed last week while chasing two burglary suspects near Frederickson. Read More
A burglary investigation that began Sunday night south of Tacoma in Frederickson ended with the death of Pierce County Sheriff's Deputy Daniel McCartney of Yelm, Wash. Continue Reading Pierce County Deputy Killed Near Tacoma In Read More
Joyce Dorsey, whose son Che Taylor was shot by Seattle Police nearly two years ago, speaks in Olympia before the delivery of Initiative 940 petition signatures to the Washington… Continue Reading Initiative 940: Read More
File photo of a police officer equppied with a body camera. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Listen It seems so simple. Equip police officers with body cameras to record their interactions… Continue Reading Why Equipping Police With Body Cameras Is Not As Easy As Read More
One casualty of the looming end of Washington state’s legislative session is a bill on police use of deadly force. Continue Reading Change In Police Deadly Force Law Falters, Fight Not OverRead More
Efforts to change Washington’s police deadly force law have been dealt a setback in the state legislature. Friday a compromise measure failed to make it out of committee before a key deadline. But the sponsor remains hopeful. Continue Reading Police Deadly Read More
Washington prosecutors say state law makes it nearly impossible to criminally charge a police officer who uses deadly force. Now a key state lawmaker predicts that law will change this year. Continue Reading Washington Lawmaker Predicts Read More