M February 18, 2021 (9:12 pm)
$1,000 bail? Is that a joke?
Bill February 18, 2021 (10:43 pm)
Yes!! Those bail amounts wouldn’t even cover the damage!
1994 February 18, 2021 (9:21 pm)
“But Judge
Lisa Paglisotti let both go on personal recognizance, and they were released tonight. That does not mean they won’t eventually be charged. ” I don’t understand the law. They were caught in the act, why are they not charged and held?
wscommuter February 19, 2021 (8:28 pm)
When a person is arrested, that concludes the police role – taking the person to jail for initial custody. Later, a prosecutor ( either King County Prosecutor or Seattle City Attorney, depending on the charging decision) brings a charge. Police arrest; prosecutors file charges and judges make bail decisions. It sounds outrageous that low bail or personal recognizance in some of these cases, but mostly it is purely about the numbers of people arrested every sin