There are some laws that make it harder for good law enforcement officers to do their jobs well. Like the law here in our state that makes it illegal for police to pursue criminals driving away from the scene of the crime. When the police aren’t allowed to work to prevent violent crime, we end...
Video from the event at the Washington Statehouse in Olympia on March 8.
State Senator Nikki Torres (R-Pasco) says a crash that killed two foster kids could have been prevented had law enforcement been able to pursue the suspected drunk driver. She joined Brandi Kruse on the unDivided Podcast.
Tell your friends and family to join us at the Capitol tomorrow and urge lawmakers to hold a vote on the House Floor for HB1363.
Over the past two years, criminals increasingly refuse to stop for police and auto thefts have surged since the passage of this extreme policy.
We must be united in stopping the flow of fentanyl into our communities. U.S. Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels join Brandi Kruse to discuss how the border crisis and pro-criminal policies are making it hard to stop the flow of the deadly drug.
Democrats in Olympia will have a final chance on Thursday to show they are willing to prioritize public safety over political party.
We must take action this week or wait another year.
With a critical cutoff on Friday, some Democrats in Olympia continue to block common sense, bipartisan bills that would help ease our public safety crisis. Brandi Kruse discusses key priorities on the unDivided Podcast.
This article is republished here courtesy of Change Washington. While current state law unbelievably still does not allow police to vehicularly pursue most criminal suspects, we’re pursuing a fix to it this legislative session – and we need your help to make it happen. It’s evidently clear the 2021 law prohibiting law enforcement from going...
On January 30, 2023, the State of Washington sentenced four members of the group Crew 38 to over two years in prison for the violent and racially motivated assault of a black DJ at a bar in Lynwood. After the DJ asked them to move away from his music equipment, the four jumped him and...
After the police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, can we avoid police reforms that sacrifice public safety? Steven Strachan, executive director of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, says we must be able to approach the issue thoughtfully. He joined Brandi Kruse on the [un]Divided Podcast.
Data being used to justify Washington state’s controversial police pursuit restrictions “should be disregarded in its entirety and should not be used to inform legislative decision-making,” concluded an independent review.
Rather than move forward with a bipartisan proposal to fix the state’s broken police pursuit policy, several Democratic lawmakers have proposed creating a 19-person commission to study the issue until 2024. Brandi Kruse urges action on the [un]Divided Podcast.