Posts Tagged ‘Use of Force’
‘Satisfying All Parties,’ Gov. Inslee Signs Police Use-Of-Force Bill
Initiative 940 was originally filed in May of 2017. After many revisions, this week it became law, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read More2019 Legislature: Reps. Steele, Goehner on I-940, Fish Passage, Capital Budget
12th District State Representatives Mike Steele and Keith Goehner join Dan Langager every Friday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2019 legislative session in Olympia. Today they talk Initiative 940 and police use of force, as well as billions in fish passage and culvert work by the state, the latest with the Capital budget…
Read MoreAre New Firearm Rules In Washington Unconstitutional? Some Sheriffs Say Yes, But Courts Will Decide
Local law enforcement officers in areas of Washington are calling a new law making changes to semi-automatic rifle and other firearm regulations in the state unconstitutional. Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer says he will not enforce the new initiative that places stiff requirements on the sale and ownership of semi-automatic rifles. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office…
Read More2019 Legislature: Reps. Steele, Goehner on Police Use Of Force, Education Levies, H2A
12th District State Representatives Mike Steele and Keith Goehner join Dan Langager every Friday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2019 legislative session in Olympia. Today they talk Initiative 940 and police use of force, as well as migrant worker legislation and education funding.
Read More2019 Legislature – Law Enforcement Priorities with Chelan Co. Sheriff Brian Burnett
Taking a look at issues law enforcement officials would like state lawmakers to tackle during this year’s legislative session, Chelan COunty Sheriff Brian Burnett joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show. Burnett said he sees use of force, marijuana, funding for basic law enforcement and behavioral and mental health the top priorities in 2019.
Read MoreFinding Compromise On Policing Police, Lawmakers Pass Version Of I-940
State lawmakers passed legislation last month to make it easier to prosecute police who commit bad shootings, updating a law that made it uniquely difficult to hold officers criminally liable. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the measure, ending years of wrestling over the existing law, which forces prosecutors to prove the officers acted with malice —…
Read MoreExtra Deputy Training Top Priority at Chelan County Sheriff’s Office
Over the last couple years, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office has made increasing training courses for deputies a high priority. Conducting that training largely falls on the capable shoulders of two sheriff’s deputies and KOHO’s Dan Langager is sitting with them to learn more about the Training Division.
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