OLYMPIA, Wash. — Amendments to Washington's police pursuit law take effect on Thursday, which will allow law enforcement officers to engage in car pursuits more frequently. In 2021, Washington state ...

Following the passage of new legislation in Washington, the King County Sheriff’s Office’s new pursuit policy went into effect on Aug. 1, maintaining a raised threshold for engaging in vehicular ...

KING COUNTY, Wash. — The King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) has released its plan for when officers will be allowed to initiate a vehicle pursuit with suspects. KCSO will still restrict vehicle ...

Governor Inslee signed a new police pursuit law into place, rolling back some restrictions from previous laws limiting when police in Washington could engage in a pursuit. It changes the wording of ...

A new law intended to loosen some restrictions on police vehicle pursuits may have the effect of curtailing those pursuits instead. After the murder of George Floyd, Washington state in 2021 ...

An initiative to rollback police pursuit laws in Washington state was heard Wednesday, Feb. 28, before a joint session of the Senate Law and Justice and House Community Safety, Justice and Reentry ...