Did Troyer’s decision to follow newspaper carrier violate Sheriff’s Department policy?
By Stacia Glenn, The News Tribune
Published: April 13, 2021, 11:35am
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A Pierce County Sheriff’s Department policy says it is “generally discouraged” for personnel to intervene in minor crimes while off-duty.
The policy recommends that instead deputies report possible criminal activity to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
It has not been determined whether Sheriff Ed Troyer violated the policy in January during a confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier near his West End Tacoma home. That is something that might be determined by an investigator hired by the County Council on a fact-finding mission.