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| Following trooper's death, officers armed with more info in traffic stops |
| By .kitsapsun.com - Josh Farley |
| Published: 05/01/2013 |
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OLYMPIA — Police officers around the state have been armed for the first time with information that can serve as a warning for how likely a felon might be to resort to violence on a traffic stop. The state’s Department of Corrections conducts a risk assessment at the conclusion of an inmate’s sentence. The assessment — its best guess as to whether he or she will return behind bars after release — has never been available to officers on the street. But after Washington State Trooper Tony Radulescu was shot to death on a traffic stop by a felon in February 2012, local law enforcement leaders wondered what could be done to better safeguard officers. Kitsap County Prosecutor Russ Hauge said while he was reviewing the investigation of Radulescu’s death, the idea of empowering officers with the risk assessment “just leapt out at me. Read More. |
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