WA Senate passes police pursuit bill
Senate Bill 5352, a bill related to vehicular pursuits, passed the State Senate floor last week and moved on to the House. Local police and legislators say the bill is not enough though to deal with the skyrocketed property crime and other offenses.
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This graph shows Washington State Patrol pursuits from 2014 to 2022, with a breakdown in 2021 and 2022 of actual pursuits and vehicles that fled that were not pursued, but would have been under the previous pursuit guidelines.
OLYMPIA – Senate Bill 5352, a bill related to vehicular pursuits, passed the State Senate floor last week and moved on to the House. Local police and legislators say the bill is an improvement, but not enough though to deal with skyrocketed property crime and other offenses.
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