October 06, 2020 - King County - King County: On Friday October 2, 2020, at approximately 7:35PM, a motorcycle collision occurred Westbound SR-18 where the lanes merge into one lane on the West side of Tiger Mountain summit. A motorcycle similar to the one pictured below [refer to original post for photograph] went out of control while merging,…
September 30, 2020 -
Bremerton – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is hosting a no-fee hazardous materials disposal day in Kitsap County this October for those with unwanted items in need of disposal.
The WSP receives several calls weekly from individuals seeking to dispose of miscellaneous hazardous materials such as ammunition and fireworks with limited resources…
October 06, 2020 - OLYMPIA -According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries in the United States. For this reason, this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign is “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!” The Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) supports this campaign and…
October 05, 2020 - Olympia – The Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!” According to NFPA, cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries in the United States.…
October 5, 2020 - James E. Saunders
Commissioned – December 20, 1991
End of Watch – October 7, 1999 Trooper James E. Saunders died on Thursday, October 7, 1999, off of Highway 395 in Pasco, WA. At approximately 9:00 p.m., he called in the license and description of green pick-up truck. Those words of professional precision were his last…
October 1, 2020 - Olympia – This is an update to the original Washington State Patrol (WSP) Independent Investigation Team (IIT) press release on July 23, 2020. WSP IIT is sending out this release as the required weekly update regarding the independent investigation into the death of Mr. Manuel Ellis. Mr. Ellis died while being arrested…
October 2, 2020 - PORT ORCHARD - The Kitsap Critical Incident Response Team (KCIRT) investigation into the death of Sean Michael Howell remains ongoing. There is no new information to report at this time. This media release serves as a required weekly update per WAC 139-12, which states public updates will be provided “even if there is…
September 30, 2020 - SHELTON, WA - At a ceremony held at the Training Division this afternoon, 49 Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers were sworn in by Justice Susan Owens of the Washington State Supreme Court. They were presented their commission cards by Assistant Chief Jeff R. Sass, who welcomed them into an organization known and…
September 30, 2020 - Olympia – Many Washington residents may be looking to take the chill out of these cool autumn
evenings by using their fireplace. According to reports submitted to the State Fire Marshal’s Office
(SFMO) through the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS), nearly 600 residential chimney
fires have been reported in Washington State over the last…
September 28, 2020 - Vernon George Fortin
Commissioned - March 18, 1922
End of Watch - September 30, 1923 Washington Highway Patrol Officer Vernon Fortin died on September 30, 1923, five days after a motorcycle collision with a fellow officer while in route to the Lynden Fair for traffic duty. Patrolman Fortin was seriously injured and was transported to…