March 11, 2022 Olympia- WSP IIT is sending out this release as the required update regarding the independent investigation into the death of Mr. Manuel Ellis. Mr. Ellis died while in the custody of Tacoma Police Department on March 03, 2020. The Washington State Office of the Attorney General (AG) has requested the Washington State Patrol (WSP)…
March 10, 2022 UPDATE: 3/10/2022 10:00am This update is required in compliance with WAC 139-12, which mandates weekly updates be sent out by the lead investigative agency in investigations where a Washington State Peace Officer uses deadly force in the capacity of his or her law enforcement duties. These updates are required even if no new information…
Mach 10, 2022 Pullman – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) will be conducting emphasis patrols starting March 10th and running through March 20th 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, 2022
SIIR Update 3-9-2022
This is an update to the original press release put out by the Spokane Independent Investigative Response Team on January 27, 2022. SIIR is sending out this release as the required weekly update to the incident that occurred on January 24, 2022, regarding a Spokane Police Department Officer involved…
March 4, 2022 Spokane – Tony Bolen, a 40-year-old Spokane resident, and Casey Macgregor (Greer), a 44-year-old Spokane Valley resident were arrested in January as part of an investigation into the alleged sexual exploitation of local children between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. Washington State Patrol’s Eastern Washington Missing and Exploited Children Task Force,…
March 3, 2022
UPDATE: 3/3/2022 2:00pm
This update is required in compliance with WAC 139-12, which mandates weekly updates be sent out by the lead investigative agency in investigations where a Washington State Peace Officer uses deadly force in the capacity of his or her law enforcement duties. These updates are required even if no new…
March 2, 2022 Ridgefield, WA – March 2, 2022 marks the 35th anniversary of the line of duty death of Trooper James Gain. Trooper Gain died on March 2, 1987, at the age of 42 when he was struck by a semi-truck along Interstate 5, seven miles north of Vancouver, while conducting a traffic stop. At…
March 2, 2022
SIIR Update 3-2-2022
This is an update to the original press release put out by the Spokane Independent Investigative Response Team on January 27, 2022. SIIR is sending out this release as the required weekly update to the incident that occurred on January 24, 2022, regarding a Spokane Police Department Officer involved…
February 28, 2022 King County: Just after 2:00am on Sunday, February 27, 2022, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call reporting a collision NB SR 167 just south of 212th in Kent, Washington. Once troopers arrived they discovered a vehicle off the road and on fire. Thankfully the three occupants were out of the vehicle…
February 28, 2022 LAKEWOOD – A motorist was targeted and shot at by the driver of another vehicle on southbound I- 5, just north of Bridgeport Way SW. Washington State Patrol (WSP) detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the fleeing vehicle and driver. On Sunday, February 27, 2022, at approximately 4:54 p.m., a white Volkswagen…