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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the US state of Washington.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 260 law enforcement agencies employing 11,411 sworn police officers, about 174 for each 100,000 residents.
Port Orchard is a city in and the county seat of Kitsap County, Washington, United States. [6] It is located 13 miles (21 km) due west of West Seattle and is connected to Seattle and Vashon Island via the Washington State Ferries run to Southworth .
OII’s work is part of a renewed focus on police use of force incidents starting in 2020, when Gov. Jay Inslee set up a task force whose recommendations included the creation of the state office.
The Bellingham Police Department began their Community service officer Program in 2022 after trialing the Downtown Safety Ambassador Program previously. [23] BPD employs Community Service Officers (CSOs) to provide assistance to both the department and the public. CSOs, who are not sworn Police officers, carry out a range of tasks to aid ...
Five people were killed in a shooting at a Washington state home and the deceased included the suspected shooter, authorities said. Officers found the bodies inside a home in Orchards, Washington ...
A collision just south of Bremerton National Airport closed Highway 3 for a period of time Tuesday morning and sent the driver of a motorcycle to St. Anthony's Hospital in Gig Harbor.
The Port Washington Police District Headquarters on August 11, 2021. The Port Washington Police District was established in November 1921, after an uptick in burglaries plagued the Greater Port Washington area, in addition to a large influx of new residents. [4] [5] [6] The first day of operations was January 1, 1922. [4] [5] [6]
In 1890, there were two local newspapers serving Port Orchard: the Broad Ax and the Kitsap County Pioneer. [2] Walter L. Wheeler purchased the two papers and merged them under the name the Sidney Independent, which was later renamed the Port Orchard Independent. Wheeler remained the owner and publisher of the paper until he sold it to W. L ...