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Read news and press releases about the Office of Law Enforcement Oversight and their work in the community.
Press releases
2025
- November 20: Office of Law Enforcement Oversight: Sheriff's Office should adopt a safety-focused traffic enforcement strategy
2024
- February 7: Office of Law Enforcement Oversight reissues recommendations related to Sheriff’s Office Use of Force policies
- February 14: OLEO Welcomes U.S. Department of Justice Settlement with the King County Sheriff’s Office to Improve Language Access
- March 12: Office of Law Enforcement Oversight applauds King County Sheriff’s Office’s decision to refuse enforcement of Burien code criminalizing homelessness
- August 1: Office of Law Enforcement Oversight Sheriff’s Office should adopt trauma informed notification practices in the aftermath of critical incidents
- October 7: Sheriff’s Office adopts majority of recommendations issued by Office of Law Enforcement Oversight on execution of search warrants
- October 30: Office of Law Enforcement Oversight Seeks Community Advisors
2023
2022
- February 1: OLEO welcomes settlement in death of Anthony Chilcott, looks forward to working with new Sheriff’s Office leadership
- June 7: Office of Law Enforcement Oversight certified 99 complaint investigations, issued first in-house systemic review in 2021
- August 15: OLEO Director Abouzeid applauds planned coalition for behavioral health needs in King County, calls for shift to sole responder model
- October 25: OLEO Director applauds critical improvements in new collective bargaining agreement paving the way for independent investigations
- November 8: Office of Law Enforcement Oversight Sheriff’s Office should adopt Model Use of Force Policy issued by the Washington State Office of the Attorney General
- November 9: Office of Law Enforcement Oversight Sheriff’s Office BodyWorn Camera policy is not sufficient