Last Friday, Rep. Debra Entenman (D-Kent) introduced legislation to mandate the independent investigation of deadly uses of force, custodial deaths, and other officer-involved incidents. The…
From South Sound News: South King Fire & Rescue required spreaders and the Jaws of Life to remove a driver of a single-vehicle accident early…
The King County Sheriffs Office requests the public’s assistance. On Monday, December 14th, 2020, detectives with the Major Crimes Unit (MCU) responded to a location…
The LoJack system on a Toyota Tacoma pickup stolen from Tacoma Tuesday morning automatically activated when police entered it into the state’s stolen vehicle database.…
We think of heroes as masked defenders in capes and tech-savvy suits, flying through the air and spitting webs at high-rise buildings. We hear the roaring…
The Port of Seattle Police Department is seeking witnesses to Saturday’s officer-involved shooting in Auburn. Josh Sarrett, 32, was fatally shot by a King County Sheriff’s…
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Below are just a few of the calls the Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to for the week of August 24-30, 2020. VRFA firefighters responded to…
The next King County Council Law & Justice Committee Meeting will be held Wednesday, September 2 at 9:30 AM. During this meeting, the OLEO will…
King County Sheriff’s Deputies and South King Fire & Rescue were dispatched to a car vs motorcycle collision just after 11:00 am Monday. According to…
We acknowledge no one in this photo is wearing masks, but please read on and you’ll see why. It’s an incredible story. On 7/18/2020 around…
The King County Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO) has received an unprecedented number of public inquiries about allegations against a Sheriff’s Office employee for…
The ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Black Lives Matter* peaceful protest drew an estimated 1,000 protesters to downtown Auburn June 2. Organizers Dalayna Wallace, Claudia Flores, Erandi…
King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski, joined by King County Councilmembers Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Girmay Zahilay, and Joe McDermott, introduced legislation that would make the King County…
Over the past week, local swift water rescue teams were called on three separate incidents. Unfortunately in each incident the call out turned from rescue…
First Responders and Military personnel are routinely exposed to traumatic events in the course of their duties. They often must make life and death decisions…
King County Major Crimes Detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a second homicide suspect in the April 24th fatal shooting of a…