police officers

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Senate has passed a measure that would make crimes and threats against police officers a hate crime. Senate Bill 5280 passed the chamber on a 35-14 vote and now heads to the House, where a companion bill did not receive a hearing there...

OLYMPIA  (AP) — Washington state has a high bar to criminally prosecute police officers who wrongfully kill people in Washington state_a standard that legislators are debating whether to change. The House Public Safety Committee held a public hearing Tuesday on two bills stemming from a task force created by Gov...