March 13, 2020 Olympia, Wash. – At a ceremony held at the WSP Academy this afternoon, 42 Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers were sworn in by Chief Justice Debra L. Stephens of the Washington State Supreme Court. They were presented their commission cards by Chief John R. Batiste, who welcomed them into an organization known and…
March 13, 2020 BREMERTON – The Washington State Patrol (WSP), Bremerton Police Department (BPD), Port Orchard Police Department (POPD) and the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) teamed up March 12, 2020, to reduce serious injury and fatality collisions during a fourth “High Visibility Enforcement” (HIVE) patrol. The day long HIVE patrol was held on state Route 16…
March 11, 2020 Reminder: Graduation ceremonies for Washington State Patrol’s 112th Trooper Basic Training Class will be held March 12th and 13th. The formal graduation/commissioning ceremony will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday the 13th in the Capitol Rotunda in Olympia. (A separate Badge Pinning Ceremony will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday morning at…
March 11, 2020 Pullman – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) will be conducting emphasis patrols starting March 12th and running through March 22nd as Washington State University (WSU) students travel across the state for Spring Break. District 4 troopers in Spokane, Whitman and Adams counties and District 6 troopers in Grant and Kittitas counties, will be…
March 9, 2020 BREMERTON – The Washington State Patrol (WSP), Bremerton Police Department (BPD), Port Orchard Police Department (POPD) and the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) are combining efforts for a fourth “High Visibility Enforcement” (HIVE) patrol Thursday, March 12, 2020. The day long HIVE patrol will focus on state Route 16 near Gorst and state Route…
Twitter: @WaStatePatrol March 9, 2020 Summary: Graduation ceremonies for Washington State Patrol’s 112th Trooper Basic Training Class will be held March 12th and 13th. The formal graduation/commissioning ceremony will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday the 13th in the Capitol Rotunda in Olympia. (A separate Badge Pinning Ceremony will be held at 10:00 AM…
March 3, 2020 Olympia – The man that was found deceased inside a vehicle that was parked at Marathon Park late in the evening of February 27th has been identified as Larry Larsen, 64, of Lacey. The Thurston County Coroner has determined Larsen died of natural causes. There is no foul play suspected in the case,…
February 28, 2020 BREMERTON – The Washington State Patrol (WSP), Bremerton Police Department (BPD), Port
Orchard Police Department (POPD) and Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) teamed up on Feb. 28,
2020, to reduce injury, serious injury and fatality collisions during a third “High Visibility Enforcement” (HIVE) patrol. The day long HIVE patrol focused on state Route 303 and state…
February 28, 2020 King County: At approximately 11:45pm on February 27, 2020, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call reporting that a pedestrian was struck eastbound SR 18 to eastbound I90. Troopers arrived along with the fire department to find a male subject on the ground and unresponsive. The fire department transported the individual to…
February 26, 2020 BREMERTON – The Washington State Patrol (WSP), Bremerton Police Department (BPD), Port Orchard Police Department (POPD) and the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) are combining efforts for a third “High Visibility Enforcement” (HIVE) patrol tomorrow. The day long HIVE patrol is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, with a mission of preventing injury, serious…