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$100M plan for police hiring gets greenlight from Washington House
In addition to a state grant program, the bill includes a new local sales tax option to pay for public safety expenses.
Former Milwaukie Police sergeant indicted on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material
Police first identified Jon Foreman as a suspect in June 2024. He turned himself into police custody on Friday.
Car found in Columbia River could be tied to family missing since 1958
The Martin family disappeared in December 1958, after telling friends and family they were looking for Christmas greenery in the Columbia River Gorge.
Portland
Time-crunch leaves Portland City Council committee with no decision on police oversight proposal
A proposal to tweak Portland's new oversight committee could have led to a robust discussion, but it instead ended with uncertainty for the proposal and lingering frustrations for attendees.
Proposed Washington state law aims to address racial disparities in traffic stops
Bill would limit when police can stop motorists for traffic violations.

Multiple criminal cases against PSU protesters dropped after attorneys discover footage
Prosecutors were unaware how Portland police officers handle protest footage and how city attorneys store it. Defense attorneys nonetheless say prosecutors failed to provide it in time.

Portland protester disabled by 2020 incident with US Marshal gets $7.65 million
A deputy U.S. Marshal shot Donavan LaBella in the head with a less-than-lethal munition outside the federal courthouse in downtown Portland on July 11, 2020. The incident has left LaBella, who at the time was 26, with a condition known as frontal lobe syndrome, which affects brain functioning processes like social behavior and language

Law and Justice
Vancouver police officer’s widow sues Clark County, claims deputy ‘acted rashly’ in fatal shooting
Clark County Sheriff's deputy Jonathan Feller shot and killed off-duty Vancouver police officer Donald Sahota in 2022, after mistaking him for an armed robbery suspect.
Law and Justice
Investigation details alleged ‘unprofessional’ behavior of former St. Helens Police chief
The massive 108-page report details a culture in which Greenway allegedly abused his position to interfere in St. Helens city affairs, often operating outside the scope of a small-town police chief.
Suburban Seattle officer gets over 16 years in prison for fatally shooting a homeless man
It's the first conviction under a Washington state law that made it easier to prosecute officers for on-duty killings