A closer look at civilian oversight of law enforcement in Clark County
Volunteers on team to review fatal police shootings have ties to law enforcement, public safety communities By Jerzy Shedlock, Columbian Breaking News Reporter
Published: February 28, 2021, 6:05am
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6 Photos Ken Hines, a non-law enforcement member of the Southwest Washington Independent Investigative Response Team, pauses for a portrait outside the Clark County Courthouse. Hines, of Washougal, said when he was called to serve as a non-law enforcement member of the team investigating the police shooting of 23-year-old Irving Rodriguez, it offered a clearer glimpse into the workings of local law enforcement. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
Report finds Clark County law enforcement did not fully comply in 2 death probes
Washington AG Bob Ferguson: Not all conditions of law followed By Jerzy Shedlock, Columbian Breaking News Reporter
Published: February 26, 2021, 6:00pm
Share: Police at the scene of the fatal shooting of William Abbe on Fourth Plain Boulevard and Stapleton Road on April 28, 2020. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
The Washington Attorney General’s Office has found that Clark County law enforcement failed to fully comply with legal requirements during two police shooting investigations.
The Southwest Washington Independent Investigative Response Team did not include two non-law enforcement community representatives while investigating the fatal shootings of William E. Abbe, 50, killed April 28 in Vancouver, and Edwin L. Glessner, 32, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound March 12 when Camas and Washougal police officers responded t