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$1.5 million in federal funds to help buy Vancouver police cameras Published: July 20, 2021, 5:05pm Share: (The Columbian files) The Vancouver Police Department is on track to receive $1.5 million in federal funds to support a new body and dashboard camera program for its officers. The funding – secured in the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill for the 2022 fiscal year – will go toward purchasing 250 body-worn cameras and 100 vehicle cameras. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, serves on the House Appropriations Committee. She touted the new ...
Vancouver police update 5 ‘key policies’ Department has enacted 31 of 84 recommendations so far By Will Campbell, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor Published: May 6, 2021, 5:34pm Share: Police work at Parc Central Apartments in Vancouver's Rose Village neighborhood on Monday morning, Oct. 5, 2020. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) The Vancouver Police Department announced Thursday it has updated five “key policies,” including enhancing standards for the acceptable use of police dogs and requiring officers to carry a flashligh...
Southwest Washington leaders say work on racial justice continues Published: April 21, 2021, 8:52pm Share: A person holds a poster of George Floyd on Tuesday in Atlanta. (ben gray/Associated Press) Following the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, community groups and leaders in Southwest Washington emphasized that the work for racial justice is far from complete. While most lauded the legal outcome, local elected officials and organizations that addressed the Minneapolis trial said Floyd’s murder was part of a broader, systemic problem — one that the communit...
BLM Tampa plans march, rally in response to Florida's new anti-riot law Haley Hinds reports TAMPA, Fla. - Days after Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida's anti-riot bill into law, which stiffens penalties for those who participate in violent protests and riots, Black Lives Matter: Tampa plans to be out, peacefully marching in the streets. Their main message is simply that they are still marching and will continue to express themselves without fear of arrest or prosecution. "We wanted to give people an opportunity to express themselves," said BLM Tampa co-founder Donna Davis. "We want peop...