New WA police accountability laws hardly affect sheriffs like Ed Troyer
A law making it easier to decertify problem officers won’t cause elected sheriffs to lose their jobs, as it would for other cops.
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Report faults Pierce County sheriff over confrontation with Black man
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — An investigation headed by a former U.S. attorney has found a sheriff in Washington state violated policies against bias-free policing and other standards during a controversial January encounter with a Black newspaper carrier. The 48-page report…
Pierce County sheriff charged over confrontation with Black man
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state attorney general on Tuesday filed two misdemeanor criminal charges against a county sheriff stemming from his confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier in January. Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer faces one count of…
Washington governor calls for investigation of sheriff
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday directed the state attorney general to open a criminal investigation into a county sheriff’s confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier.
