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SPOKANE (AP) — A Spokane Police officer has finished a year on desk duty after body camera footage showed what Police Chief Craig Meidl called an "atrocious" encounter with a suspect in the back seat of his car. The Spokesman-Review reported Tuesday that Officer Chris McMurtrey received increased supervision and extra training and returned to patrol two weeks ago...

TACOMA (AP) — Thousands are expected at a memorial service to honor a Tacoma police officer who was fatally shot while responding to a domestic dispute. The memorial service for Officer Reginald "Jake" Gutierrez is to begin at 1 p.m. Friday at the Tacoma Dome...

BELLINGHAM (AP) — A Bellingham police officer recently terminated for misconduct faces charges of domestic violence and assault for an alleged attack on his ex-wife. The Bellingham Herald report that 34-year-old Jacob Esparza, of Lynden, was fired Friday after an investigation found he violated police department policies regarding employee conduct...

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A memorial service for a Tacoma police officer who was fatally shot while responding to a domestic violence call has been scheduled for Friday. Tacoma Police say services for Officer Reginald "Jake" Gutierrez will be held at the Tacoma Dome and will be open to the public...

SEATTLE (AP) — Hundreds of people attended the first of two vigils honoring a Washington state police officer who was slain on duty. People gathered Thursday at officer Reginald "Jake" Gutierrez's home police station in Tacoma, lighting candles, singing songs and sharing memories...

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say the suspect in the fatal shooting of a Tacoma, Washington, police officer has been shot and killed by officers after a lengthy barricade situation. Pierce County Sheriff's Department spokesman Ed Troyer says the suspect was shot at approximately 3:30 a...

LINDENWOLD, N.J. (AP) — He got the boot for not wearing shoes. Now, a homeless man has a new pair of boots thanks to a New Jersey transit police officer. Officer Kenya Joyner was on patrol when he was flagged down by a PATCO bus driver...

The Yakima Police Department has one less officer on the street today. The officer who hasn't been identified was injured in a two car crash at the intersection of East Race and South 2nd Street shortly after 6:00 last night.