WSP joined forces with Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife to create a joint Chaplaincy Program. In April, Chaplain Mike Neil was selected as the WSP Senior Chaplain. In…
The Target Zero Team initiative began, with a handful of troopers in King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties working full time to look for impaired drivers. In the first 24 months,…
The first stage of the Fire Training Academy’s Capital Development Plan was completed in July with the completion of a forty-bed, two story dormitory.
In November, the Forensic Laboratory Services Bureau…
In May, the WSP was named the country’s “Best Dressed Agency” by the National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors, and received the honor in 2009 as well. In July,…
The IACP named the WSP for the 2006 National Law Enforcement Challenge Award, “Best Law Enforcement Agency of its Size”. The WSP Commercial Vehicle Division received the Federal Motor Carrier…
Trooper Kelly Kalmbach was named the 2006 Trooper of the Year by IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police).
The Vessel and Terminal Security Division was created, which provides security for the Washington State Ferry system. Chief John R. Batiste was appointed Chief of the WSP by Governor Christine…
The AMBER Alert Web Portal was launched at the National Governor’s Association Conference in Seattle. The website was a model for recovering missing children and was a partnership between government…
The “Tom Neff Industrial Park” was completed in Tumwater to house WSP Fleet, Supply and Property Management Divisions. On February 20, the El Protector program began. This program was implemented…
SIRT was changed back to SWAT after tactical responses began to arise as a result of Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on 9/11/2001.