A bill that would have lowered the legal limit on blood alcohol concentration from .08 to .05.
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Authority to Lie?
House Bill 1062 aims to make defendant’s statements inadmissible in court if police use deceptive tactics during interrogations to get those statements.
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Is HB1994 Viable?
House Bill 1994, if passed, would permit judges to set conditions in lower-level cases (like minor drug possession and criminal tresspass) that won’t include jail ...
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Emphasis Patrols on I-5, Say What?
The emphasis patrols were initiated because there have be a spat of calls regarding ‘shots fired’ on I-5.
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New Toxicology Lab?
New toxicology lab to expedite blood testing. Last month Governor Inslee commemorated the opening of the new lab in Federal Way; The new lab cost ...
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Should they or Shouldn’t they?
Should officers be permitted to review body camera footage before writing their reports and/or making statements to investigators?
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Traffic Camera Enforcement on Hiatus?
Seattle Public Schools had been in talks with the Seattle City Attorney’s Office, Seattle Municipal Court and Seattle Police Department to take up the task ...
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Food Fight?
The judge got innovative, however, and sentenced the customer to work at a fast-food job to avoid serving further jail time on the assault charge.
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Body Cams in Kitsap County?
On December 4, 2023, The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners - like so many other Washington governmental bodies - approved a contract authorizing the Kitsap ...
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