Washington
Incidents
LEO Ratings has written about 20 incidents in Washington:
- Reily Arambul
- Christopher Backus
- Richard Bahr
- Robert Bradley (2022)
- Joshua Clark
- Andrei Constantin
- Lucas Ellerman
- Manuel Ellis (2020)
- Shawn Foutch (2022)
- Charleston Harper
- Donald Hegel
- Burton Hill
- Chris Johnson
- Danny Jones
- Jaahnavi Kandula (2023)
- Marquez Riddle
- Dominic Shears (2022)
- Christopher Stout
- Austen Sullivan
- Jody Wallette
Officers
LEO Ratings has written about 19 officers in Washington:
- Phirawat Apisit
- Daniel Auderer
- Christopher Backus
- Christopher Burbank
- Matthew Collins
- Andrei Constantin
- Kevin Dave
- Burton Hill
- Chris Johnson
- T.J. Johnson
- Regan Klepac
- Scott Lesser
- Brandon Lynch
- Timothy Rankine
- Robert Riggles
- Jacob Siegel
- Samuel Turner
- Trevor Walker
- Timothy Whales
Officer Outcomes
For more information on these categories and officers outside of Washington, see the main Officer Outcomes page. Categories shown here that are not links have no officers known in that status.
Administrative
- Cleared (2)
- Suspended (1)
- Terminated (4)
- Depensioned
- Decertified
Criminal
Civil
Departments
Those 19 officers worked for 9 agencies in Washington:
- Seattle Washington Police Department
- Spokane County Washington Sheriff's Office
- Spokane Washington Police Department
- Tacoma Washington Police Department
- Tenino Washington Police Department
- Thurston County Washington Sheriff's Office
- Tukwila Washington Police Department
- Washington State Patrol
- Yakima County Washington Sheriff's Office
Legislative Activity
2024
On March 26, 2024, the state passed Senate Bill 6009, which prohibits the hog-tying suspects. The bill was in response to the death of Manuel Ellis.
On March 4, 2024, the state legislature approved Initiative 2113, which reduced the threshold when an officer can pursue a suspect from "reasonable suspicion" that a serious crime has been committed to a reasonable suspicion that they broke "the law" or is a "threat to the safety of" others.[1]
2021
On May 18, 2021, the state passed House Bill 1054, which banned the use of neck restraints (chokeholds).
On May 18, 2021, the state passed House Bill 1267, which requires a state investigation into police use of force and other incidents.
References
- ↑ Jeanie Lindsay, Washington police pursuit rules to change after Legislature adopts 3 voter initiatives, nw news network, 2024-03-04
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