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Suspect charged in 1972 slaying in Seattle
Mar 02, 2010 15:56 EST
Cold case: 71-year-old suspect charged in 1972 slaying in Seattle. Prosecutors have charged a 71-year-old suspect in a slaying that took place in 1972 ? one of the oldest cold cases in Seattle.
AP IMPACT: Drug gangs taking over US public lands
Mar 01, 2010 21:12 EST
AP IMPACT: Mexican gangs take over US public lands for pot, smuggle immigrants to grow crops. Not far from Yosemite's waterfalls and in the middle of California's redwood forests, Mexican drug gangs are quietly commandeering U.S. public land to grow millions of marijuana plants and using smuggled immigrants to cultivate them.
Washington state trooper sues man in shooting
Feb 18, 2010 23:01 EST
A Washington State Patrol trooper has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the man accused of shooting him in the head in Long Beach.
Washington state trooper sues man in shooting
Feb 18, 2010 23:01 EST
Washington state trooper, shot in head in Long Beach, files $3M lawsuit against arrested man. A Washington State Patrol trooper has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the man accused of shooting him in the head in Long Beach.
UK fugitive nabbed in Washington state after crash
Jan 14, 2010 11:14 EST
UK attempted murder suspect nabbed after car crash with Washington state trooper. A fugitive facing an attempted murder charge in the United Kingdom was arrested in the Seattle area a month after his car collided with a Washington State Patrol trooper's vehicle.
Bad moves thwart Washington truck heist
Dec 29, 2009 22:31 EST
Washington police say suspect's key mistakes thwart truck theft. Truck theft diary: ? Take silver 1985 Chevy truck from City Transfer yard in Sumner, Wash., early Monday morning. Helpfully fill it with unleaded gasoline. Fail to notice it requires diesel.
Lawmakers must find bearings in new Idaho Capitol
Dec 28, 2009 10:49 EST
Bigger, better _ and kind of confusing: Even Idaho lawmakers must find bearings in Capitol. Beneath Idaho's Capitol dome, Bob Geddes lost his bearings. Not his political bearings; the Soda Springs Republican remains Senate president.
Brief bios of the slain Washington officers
Nov 30, 2009 18:23 EST
Brief bios of the 4 police officers slain at a surburban coffee shop. A look at the four police officers who were slain at a suburban coffee shop on Sunday:
Police looking for person in WA police shootings
Nov 29, 2009 21:58 EST
A man with an extensive criminal past ? whose 95-year prison sentence was commuted in Arkansas nearly a decade ago ? was being sought Sunday as a "person of interest" in a deadly ambush on four police officers who were gunned down inside a coffee shop.
Police looking for person in police shootings
Nov 29, 2009 21:33 EST
Investigators identified a man with an extensive criminal past as a "person of interest" in the ambush on four police officers, who were shot to death Sunday morning at a coffee shop.
4 police officers shot dead at Wash. coffeehouse
Nov 29, 2009 19:59 EST
One of four police officers killed in an ambush at a coffee house Sunday fought with the gunman and may have wounded him before the officer died just outside the doorway, a sheriff's spokesman said.
4 police officers shot dead at Wash. coffeehouse
Nov 29, 2009 19:22 EST
One of four police officers killed in an ambush at a coffee house Sunday fought with the gunman and may have wounded him before the officer died just outside the doorway, a sheriff's spokesman said.
4 police officers shot dead at Wash. coffeehouse
Nov 29, 2009 18:29 EST
4 police officers shot dead in ambush at Wash. state coffeehouse; no suspect in custody. A gunman burst into a coffeehouse Sunday and opened fire on four police officers as they sat working on their laptops, killing the three men and one woman in what an official described as a targeted ambush.
Report: Lincecum has agreement on pot charge
Nov 07, 2009 05:31 EST
Report: Prosecutor, attorney for Giants ace Tim Lincecum have agreement on marijuana charge. San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge, The Columbian reported Friday.
Wash. troopers to be suspended over fake diplomas
Oct 30, 2009 17:20 EDT
8 Wash. State Patrol troopers to be suspended, not fired, over fake diplomas. Eight Washington State Patrol troopers who used diplomas from fake schools to try to get pay raises will be suspended but not fired.
Marijuana farming rebounds in economic hard times
Sep 10, 2009 15:42 EDT
Growth industry: Recession blamed as marijuana farming increases from California to Appalachia. Machete-wielding police officers have hacked their way through billions of dollars worth of marijuana in the country's top pot-growing states to stave off a bumper crop sprouting in the tough economy.
Baby on mom's lap killed in Wash. collision
Jul 22, 2009 20:31 EDT
Baby on mom's lap killed in Wash. collision; police search for driver who fled. Authorities sought a driver Wednesday who fled on foot after his Ford Explorer crossed a center line and crashed into a semi-truck, killing a 2 1/2-month-old baby in the SUV who was being held in his mother's lap.
Seattle police deploy mobile precinct in manhunt
Jul 21, 2009 17:51 EDT
Police intensified their hunt Tuesday for a man who fatally stabbed one Seattle woman and wounded another as they slept ? a suspected random attack that has alarmed the community.
Seattle police deploy mobile precinct in manhunt
Jul 21, 2009 17:51 EDT
Seattle police deploy mobile precinct, release sketch of man who stabbed 2 sleeping women. Police intensified their hunt Tuesday for a man who fatally stabbed one Seattle woman and wounded another as they slept ? a suspected random attack that has alarmed the community.
"Passion" star Caviezel injured in motorcycle crash
Jul 17, 2009 16:16 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Passion of the Christ" star James Caviezel suffered minor injuries while riding his motorcycle in Washington state when he struck a bicycle thrown by a pedestrian, authorities said on Friday.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Washington State Patrol | |
| Abbreviation | WSP |
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| Patch of the Washington State Patrol. | |
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| Logo of the Washington State Patrol. | |
| Motto | Service With Humility |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1921 |
| Employees | 2,41 (as of 2006) [1] |
| Annual budget | $245 Million Annual (2010 proposed) [1] |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Washington (U.S. state), USA |
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| Washington State Patrol Districts | |
| Size | 71,342 square miles |
| Population | 6,468,424 (2007 est.)[2] |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Olympia, Washington |
| Troopers | 1,059 (as of 2004) [3] |
| Civilians | 1,239 (as of 2004) [3] |
| Agency executive | John R. Batiste, Chief |
| Units |
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Patrol
Aviation Detective Bomb Squad SWAT Honor Guard Canine Executive Protection Training |
| Bureaus |
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Technical Services Bureau
Investigative Services Bureau Field Operations Bureau Fire Protection Bureau Forensic Laboratory Services Bureau |
| Facilities | |
| Districts | 8 |
| Airplanes | 3 |
| Website | |
| http://www.wsp.wa.gov/ | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
