InvestigateWest / April 9, 2021
A supporter of former President Donald Trump is seen armed with a shotgun and knife during political clashes on Dec. 12, 2020 in Olympia. Far-right and far-left groups squared off near the Washington State Capitol, and later in the day a far-right protester shot and injured a far-left protester on the Capitol Campus. (Matt M. McKnight)
After a summer of armed, mostly white “patrols” at racial justice protests and the winter insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Washington state lawmakers are ready to ban guns at demonstrations and the statehouse.
Over opposition from Republicans and gun-rights activists, both houses of the Legislature have passed a ban on weapons within 250 feet of protests or on the Capitol campus in Olympia. Backers say empowering police to remove or arrest armed onlookers addresses widespread complaints from demonstrators and reduces a bona fide safety risk.
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January 22, 2021
Integrity is printed on the outside of every Everett Fire vehicle.On Wednesday we passed along a report issued on December 28th, 2020 from the Washington State Auditor’s Office into the City’s handling of an investigation conducted in 2019 by the Everett Fire Department into allegations of fraud by an inspector in the Fire Marshal’s Office. The end result of the case is the inspector resigned and paid $12,759.13 to the City, the equivalent of 229 hours in pay. The inspector resigned on January 21, 2020. On January 15, 2021 Everett Fire Chief Dave DeMarco sent an email to Everett City Council members advising of the investigation and attached what he called an executive and detailed summary of the fraud investigation. He also attached a summary of the findings presented to the employee. You can find each below as received from the City of Everett today (1/22/2021) with redactions of employees names by the City.