January 24, 2020 BREMERTON – The Washington State Patrol (WSP), Bremerton Police Department (BPD) and Port Orchard Police Department (POPD) teamed up Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, to reduce injury, serious injury and fatality collisions during a “High Visibility Enforcement” (HIVE) patrol. The HIVE patrol took place between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. along state Route 16 in…
January 22, 2020 BREMERTON – The Washington State Patrol (WSP), Bremerton Police Department (BPD), and Port Orchard Police Department (POPD) are teaming up in an effort to reduce injury, serious injury and fatality collisions during a “High Visibility Enforcement” (HIVE) patrol tomorrow. The HIVE patrol will take place Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 along state Route 160 in…
January 21. 2020 Olympia – Governor Inslee declares January 20-26, 2020 as Community Risk Reduction (CRR) Week. CRR is a process to identify and prioritize local risks, followed by the integrated and strategic investment of resources to reduce their occurrence and impact. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is committed to working alongside the fire service to identify…
January 21, 2020 Olympia - The State Fire Marshal's Office (SFMO) is joining safety professionals across the nation to promote Community Risk Reduction (CRR) Week. This campaign promotes CRR, a data-driven process that identifies and prioritizes fire and life safety risks, then strategically invests resources to reduce their occurrence and impact. The goal of CRR is to…
January 13, 2020 King County: At approximately 11:30pm last night, January 9, 2020, Washington State Patrol (WSP) received a 911 call from a victim stating that he had been shot while driving on SB I-5. The victim also told dispatchers that he had driven himself to the AM/PM off of S. 272nd and that he had…
January 9, 2020 King County: At approximately 7:12am on January 8, 2020, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) received a 911 call from an individual who stated that the driver of another vehicle had shot at him with a shotgun on NB I-5 near Interurban Ave South. The victim stated that he was entering NB I-5 from Interurban…
January 8, 2020 We’re a week into a new decade and with that being said, let’s take a moment to reflect on 2019 from a day in the life of District 7, which encompasses Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom and Island Counties. We kicked off 2019 with “Snowmageddon” or “Snowpocalypse” and it wasn’t an easy adjustment for the…
January 7, 2020 King County: As we start a new year, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) in District 2, King County would like to share some statistics for 2019 and compare them with 2018. Violations
2018
2019
DUI
3704
3334 Distracted Driving
6106
5910 Seatbelts
3868
4195 Fatalities
47
20 Speed
46,286
42,597 HOV
13,233
12,715 The numbers shown are definitely trending in the direction the WSP wants to them to go with the exception of seatbelt usage.…
December 30, 2019 King County: At approximately 8:40pm on December 29, 2019, Washington State Patrol (WSP) received a 911 call reporting a one car collision SB SR 509 near Cloverdale. Once troopers arrived it was evident that the driver of the vehicle had been shot in the face and CPR was initiated. The driver was transported to…
December 30, 2019 Olympia – Fireworks can be a sparktacular way to ring in the New Year with a bang, but they can also be dangerous if handled inappropriately. In 2018, fireworks in Washington caused 209 injuries and 92 fires. Most of those incidents occurred around Independence Day, but five fireworks injuries were reported in 2018…