Crime & Safety

“Restore the police pursuit law so no family has to go through what mine did.”

“Restore the police pursuit law so no family has to go through what mine did.”

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...

[un]Divided: Border crisis, pursuit law making it harder to stop flow of fentanyl

[un]Divided: Border crisis, pursuit law making it harder to stop flow of fentanyl

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.

By Brandi Kruse

[un]Divided: Time is running out to improve public safety

[un]Divided: Time is running out to improve public safety

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.

By Brandi Kruse

We’re not done pursuing a fix to police pursuit law

We’re not done pursuing a fix to police pursuit law

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...

Proposal would give prisoners a 500% pay increase

Proposal would give prisoners a 500% pay increase

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...

[un]Divided: Police reform must be done carefully, collaboratively

[un]Divided: Police reform must be done carefully, collaboratively

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.

By Brandi Kruse

[un]Divided: Democrats could delay changes to pursuit law

[un]Divided: Democrats could delay changes to pursuit law

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.

By Brandi Kruse