A listener in Tacoma who emailed Seattle’s Morning News on KIRO Newsradio said he had his camper stolen from his yard, but was specifically told by police that he would need to contact the Legislature in order to sort out the state’s new policing laws.
Lawmaker, author of state policing bills admits ‘we have a couple of fixes to do’
“Basically, unless he saw the crime in progress, [the officer] is not allowed to do anything. He can’t forcibly detain anybody if he didn’t see it,” listener Robert explained. “So even though I showed him video evidence — because I got it all on video — I showed him
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