Pierce County Council Resumes Investigation Into Sheriff Troyer - Puyallup, WA - The council's investigation was paused in April over concerns it would interfere with the state's criminal review of Troyer's conduct.
The Snohomish County Council will consider an ordinance which would give a one-time payment of $1,250 to frontline employees, including law enforcement.
May 31 The death of Manuel Ellis was not the only case putting Pierce County law enforcement agencies under scrutiny. Two other major investigations continue to slowly move forward. One is looking into a Tacoma police officer who drove his patrol car through a crowd that had gathered to watch street racing downtown, striking six people. The other is examining whether Pierce County Sheriff Ed .
CLARK COUNTY — For four uninterrupted minutes Wednesday, May 26, an attorney representing Clark County performed a live reading of state statutes governing local health boards.
“I don’t know why this hit me different, just sitting here my eyes are tearing up,” said Draze, Seattle hip-hop artist and Gee & Ursula Show guest host. “As a human, this stuff is a lot.”
Ellis died in Tacoma while in police custody on March 3, 2020, telling officers who were restraining him that he could not breathe. Parallels have since been drawn in the Puget Sound region between Ellis and George Floyd, with members of the community as well as Ellis’ family pushing to see justice served.
Two officers Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins have now been charged with second-degree murder, while a third, Timothy Rankine, will face first-degree manslaughter charges. In total, six officers were involved.