Washington State – Agencies all around Washington are exploring different ways to get mental health professionals involved in calls involving subjects in mental health crisis or with a substance abuse issue.
SPOKANE:
The Spokane Police Department, Spokane Valley Police Department, and Spokane County Sheriff’s Office have recently been praised by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) for their co-deployed behavioral health teams. WASPC shared their compiled data that showed Spokane had a successful November as far as keeping those in crisis or facing substance issues out of jails.
The three Spokane agencies mentioned work [...]
Vancouver, WA – Antifa has been moving north from Portland, Oregon just over the border into Vancouver, Washington a few times per week since the November officer involved shooting of Kevin Peterson Jr.
On Sunday, November 29, Antifa protestors were back in downtown Vancouver, in what is believed to be a response to the most recent officer involved shooting that occurred on Thanksgiving day.
During the protest activity in Vancouver, Antifa members elected to carry firearms with them, which, in an open-carry state, is not an issue by state law. However, police began receiving several 911 calls of people being “threatening” with firearms and [...]
Vancouver, WA – Saturday night marked a second night of chaos in the streets of Vancouver Washington over the death of Kevin Peterson Jr.
BLM and ANTIFA rioters removed an American flag from the Washington State Patrol building and lit in on fire. They also busted up the windows of may businesses, destroyed parking meters and chanted ‘Wake up motherf**ker, wake up” while banging drums and shining bright lights into into residential apartments.
HERE ARE THE VIDEOS:
BLM protesters are now@marching through Vancouver. pic.twitter.com/klagOflR7p
— Allison Mechanic (@AlliMechanic_TV) November 1, 2020 [...]