Posts Tagged ‘Brian Burnett’
Chelan County Sheriff Explains Implementation of Tip Line for “Stay At Home” Violations
Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about why a tip line for citizen reporting of potential violations of Gov. Jay Inslee’s “Stay At Home” orders was implemented, along with other news related to his office’s readiness actions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreChelan County Sheriff Outlines Law Enforcement Parameters for Gov. Inslee’s “Stay At Home” Order
Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s “Stay At Home” order and how it is enforceable from his office’s perspective.
Read MoreChelan County Sheriff’s Office Provides New Details About Human Remains Found Near Horse Lake Road, Coronavirus Response
Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the latest details surrounding human remains discovered recently near Horse Lake Road and his office’s response and preparedness to the continuing COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreGov. Inslee Appoints Chelan Co. Sheriff Brian Burnett To Criminal Justice Commission
Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett was recently appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to the Board of Commissioners of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. Burnett said the Board develops and implements training standards and programs designed to upgrade criminal justice personnel and establishes standards relating to physical, mental, and moral fitness for recruiting criminal Justice…
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Chelan Co. Sheriff’s Deputy, Former Candidate On Paid Leave For Internal Investigation
A Chelan County Sheriff’s Deputy thrust into the spotlight through a lawsuit and settlement, then campaign for Sheriff last month, is now the subject of another internal investigation. Deputy Jennifer Tyler was placed on paid administrative leave Monday, Sheriff Brian Burnett confirmed to KOHO yesterday. Burnett said the investigation is underway, being handled by an…
Read More‘Reflections, Lessons Learned’ For Re-Elected Chelan County Sheriff After Sometimes Heated Race
Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett was re-elected this week to a third term, with 66 percent of Chelan County voters supporting him. Burnett joined Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about his thoughts on the election, his take-aways hearing concerns from his opponent Jennifer Tyler and her supporters, his involvement with the…
Read MoreSheriff Burnett Attends State Work Group On School Shootings
Last week, the Washington Mass Shootings Work Group met in Vancouver with educational administrators to discuss school safety and mass shooting prevention. The work group heard from a panel of administrators from rural and urban school districts in the state on what their districts are doing to keep kids safe in schools and where they believe work…
Read More‘Operation Hopscotch’ Results In 62 Wanted Felons Arrested In NCW
A major local, state and federal law enforcement operation led to the arrest of 62 violent offenders with criminal histories in Chelan, Douglas and Grant Counties. Police also seized about 180 grams of methamphetamine and $2,000 in counterfeit money. The Pacific Northwest division of the U.S. Marshals Service led “Operation Hopscotch” over 10 days in…
Read MoreSeattle Hiker Dies On Mt. Stuart, More Details Into Manson Hit And Run
More details are coming out into a fatal hit-and-run in Manson June 17 and into the death of a hiker on Mt. Stuart June 24. 32-year-old Varun Sadavarte of Seattle died Sunday after falling several hundred feet while heading down from the summit of Mt. Stuart. His body was airlifted out by a Navy helicopter,…
Read MoreChelan County Sheriff’s Office Issues Evacuation Alerts To Homes Below Eightmile Dam
Rising flood waters are threatening a nearly century old dam above Leavenworth and downstream residents are being told to be prepared to evacuate. The Eightmile Lake Dam was built in the 1920’s out of earth, rock and mortar. It’s located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of the Cascade Range above Icicle Creek. High water is…
Read MoreChelan County Sheriff’s Update – Sheriff Brian Burnett
Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett joins Dan Langager in the KOHO studio to recap this year’s Apple Blossom Festival, rising river levels from runoff and marine patrols getting underway, the reserve academy and 2nd annual Mia Ledbetter golf tournament fundraiser June 30.
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