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    King County Sheriff’s Office
    Numerous complaints against King County Sheriff’s deputies for issues like excessive force and improper search and seizure weren’t investigated due to internal misclassification, a new report says. Photo by Oran Viriyincy/Flickr
    Report Finds Complaints Against King County Sheriff’s Deputies...
    By Josh Kelety • July 11, 2018 3:00 pm

    An outside review says that allegations of excessive force and racially-biased policing weren’t pursued.

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    Photo by Tony Webster/Wikimedia Commons
    Drug Bust Takes Down Violent Puget Sound Drug...
    By Josh Kelety • June 7, 2018 11:00 am

    A joint operation by local and federal officals arrested 35 “drug dealing conspirators” on June 6.

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    King County Sheriff’s Deputies to Carry Naloxone
    King County Sheriff’s Deputies to Carry Naloxone
    By Josh Kelety • April 13, 2018 3:30 pm

    All 450 deputies are slated carry the heroin overdose antidote by mid-summer.

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    Watchdog Says Sheriff Is Holding Back County Police Reform
    Watchdog Says Sheriff Is Holding Back County Police...
    By Casey Jaywork • October 11, 2017 5:20 am

    Oversight director says staff still can’t get information it needs to fully vet law enforcement.

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    King County Sheriff’s Office to Review Crisis Training for Deputies
    King County Sheriff’s Office to Review Crisis Training...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 12, 2017 6:20 am

    County Councilmember Joe McDermott says better training is a first step toward fixing the police.

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    Tommy Le’s family, joined by their lawyers, discuss autopsy results. Photo by Daniel Person
    Tommy Le Was Shot Twice In the Back,...
    By Daniel Person • September 7, 2017 2:05 pm

    The family says the results show a pattern of deception around what led to Le’s death.

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    An unidentified gunman, later revealed to be a King County detective, sticks up a motorcyclist at gunpoint. Screenshot via YouTube user Squid Tips, aka Alex Randall
    County Sheriff Identifies Detective Who Threatened Motorist at...
    By Casey Jaywork • August 30, 2017 4:58 pm

    Richard Rowe, 53, is a county Detective assigned to the Woodinville Police Department.

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    An unidentified gunman, later revealed to be a King County detective, sticks up a motorcyclist at gunpoint. Screenshot via YouTube user Squid Tips, aka Alex Randall
    Watchdog Praises Sheriff’s Response to ‘Troubling’ Traffic Stop
    By Casey Jaywork • August 29, 2017 4:36 pm

    A county detective is on leave after sticking a gun in a driver’s face without identifying himself.

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    Tommy Le’s family at the forum. Photo by Daniel Person
    Family, Community Exhort Leaders to Find Justice for...
    By Daniel Person • July 20, 2017 1:30 am

    “There is no pain like losing a son. There is no pain like losing a piece of my heart.”

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    Tommy Le. Photo via CareerLink/Justice for Tommy Le
    For Vietnamese Community, Tommy Le’s Death Could Create...
    By Daniel Person • July 19, 2017 1:30 am

    For decades, protest ‘just wasn’t done.’ But that may be changing.

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    Photo courtesy of John Urquhart for Sheriff
    Urquhart Supporters Say He’s a Strong Leader. Critics...
    By Daniel Person • May 31, 2017 1:30 am

    Are the lawsuits against the sheriff red flags, or sour grapes?

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