Woman pulls gun on Black family in Washington mall confrontation msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Cheers & Jeers: Pursuing equity; vaccine blunder The Columbian
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Cheers: To prosecutorial equity. The Vancouver City Attorney’s Office is making changes to how it prosecutes certain crimes, including those related to substance abuse and misdemeanor driving with a suspended license.
As reported by The Columbian: “The changes seek to address barriers that people with criminal convictions face when seeking housing and employment, as well as the disproportionate impacts to Black, Indigenous and people of color and those who may not have financial means.” City Attorney Jonathan Young said his office “is committed to advancing our understanding of who is, and is not, benefitting from the institutions our society has created.” That does not mean being soft on crime; it means working to ensure the punishment fits the crime.
Vancouver police make surprise gift delivery to Longview family By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor
Published: December 18, 2020, 6:23pm
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7 Photos Kevin Hale, background in tan to front, of Longview joins his wife, Lindsay, his daughter, Annabelle, 6, and his son, Sawyer, 4, as they walk out to a porch full of donated gifts on Friday evening. Members of the Vancouver Police Department Domestic Violence Unit delivered the gifts to the family. Kevin Hale has been diagnosed with Stage 4 endocrine cancer, and his wife, Lindsay, works for the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney s Office as a victim advocate with the domestic violence unit. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
Vancouver cops bring holiday spirit to Longview tdn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tdn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Vancouver barber, LGBTQ demonstrator will not face charges in September altercation By Jerzy Shedlock, Columbian Breaking News Reporter
Published: December 11, 2020, 3:35pm
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The Vancouver City Attorney’s Office has decided it will not pursue criminal charges against Hanif M. Collins – a barbershop owner who was accused in September of threatening, spitting on and using derogatory names toward LGBTQ demonstrators – nor one of the demonstrators.
Collins was originally charged in Clark County Superior Court and was facing three counts of malicious harassment, a hate crime in Washington. However, the felony allegations were dropped, and the case was referred to Clark County District Court.