Echo Glen Children’s Center required the assistance of the Washington State Patrol (WSP) and local law enforcement to suppress a disturbance at its facility Saturday evening, according to a spokesperson for the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
When staff directed five children to return to their beds around 9 p.m., residents “engaged in threats and caused damage to the facility,” Jason Wettstein wrote to MyNorthwest.
“The situation required the support of local law enforcement and state patrol, and was contained that evening,” Wettstein continued.
Report says Echo Glen center, site of recent escape, is understaffed, underfunded
A captain with the King County Sheriff’s Office, Tim Meyer,
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