diversity and equity

Thirty-one new Washington State Troopers take the oath and are sworn in, joining the force with graduation ceremonies in the Capitol building in Olympia, WA. The ceremony was in the Capitol Rotunda. Thursday Dec 13, 2018 208741

Washington State Patrol’s hiring under fire as agency failed to diversify over decades

The Washington State Patrol turned 100 this year. To this day it’s still a mostly white, male organization. Over the years it’s struggled to diversify. But now one part of the hiring process is getting fresh scrutiny: the psychological review.

Government and Politics

She was killed in the line of duty. 36 years later the State Patrol remembers as part of centennial

Austin Jenkins

It was the Friday before Memorial Day weekend 36 years ago and Washington State Patrol Trooper Glenda Thomas was patrolling I-5 through Seattle.A call…

Government and Politics

Abrupt retirement of African American captain highlights lack of diversity in state patrol

Austin Jenkins

When the highest ranking African American woman in the Washington State Patrol abruptly retired in August, she was lauded as a “trailblazer” who had risen…