February 02, 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 shooting at 2423 E.…
January 28, 2022 Olympia, WA - Upon hearing the news of the loss of retired Trooper Robert LaMay, Washington State Patrol Chief John R. Batiste released this statement: “I am deeply saddened over the news that our former friend and colleague Trooper Robert LaMay has passed away. This agency’s prayers and remembrances are with his family and…
January 27, 2022 On January 24, 2022 at about 1248, the Spokane Police Department was called to a domestic dispute at 2423 E. Desmet Avenue in Spokane. Upon the officers’ arrival, they discovered that the suspect had taken a small child hostage by knifepoint. Officers attempted contact and the suspect fled up a stairwell with the…
January 26, 2022 Kalama WA – Washington State Patrol (WSP) detectives have been working over 30 years to identify the victim of a collision. In May of 1991, an unknown female passenger was riding in a tractor-trailer collision, which ultimately ended in a severe fire. The driver and passenger both perished in the fire. The passenger…
January 25, 2022 Pacific County – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) Missing and Exploited Children’s Task Force (MECTF) detectives completed a lengthy investigation which led to the arrest of a 73 year old Pacific County man. The investigation started from a service provider cyber-tip that advised authorities of images and videos depicting minors engaged in sexually…
January 24, 2022 King County: Washington State Patrol (WSP) detectives are investigating two separate drive by shootings which occurred over last weekend. On January 21, 2022 a semi was traveling WB I-90 near MP 32 when a white passenger vehicle fired a weapon striking the semi hitting the door and also causing interior damage. Thankfully the semi…
January 20, 2022 Newport, Pend Oreille County On January 17, 2022, Troopers investigated a vehicle versus pedestrian fatality hit and run collision on northbound SR-2 at about MP 333 (directly in front of the Newport Elementary School) in Pend Oreille County. At about 1845 hours, 911 received a call from a resident hearing a collision at 333432 SR-2.…
January 18, 2022 Newport, Pend Oreille County On January 17, 2022, Troopers investigated a vehicle versus pedestrian fatality hit and run collision on northbound SR-2 at about MP 333 (directly in front of the Newport Elementary School) in Pend Oreille County. At about 1845 hours, 911 received a call from a resident hearing a collision at 333432 SR-2.…
January 17, 2022 TACOMA – Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers removed four impaired drivers from our roadways in District 1 over the weekend who, in addition to being allegedly under the influence of alcohol or drugs, were found traveling with children under the age of 16 in the vehicle at the time of the arrest. Of those…
January 14, 2022 King County: At approximately 12:05 pm on January 13, 2022, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call from a driver advising that he had been shot at by another vehicle WB SR 18 near the Issaquah/Hobart road. The caller advised that he was uninjured and that the suspect vehicle continued WB SR…