Jared Brown

Aug 31, 2024 | pnwjusticejournal.org | Jared Brown

Revoking corrupt and abusive cops’ peace officer certifications seems to be the gold standard for police accountability mechanisms nowadays. And by all accounts, the process, known as decertification, used by Washington’s Criminal Justice Training Commission, or CJTC, is one of the most effective at taking away offending officers’ badges and guns for good. But as I report in my NPR piece coming up on Weekend Edition, it still has plenty of problems.

Jul 30, 2024 | pnwjusticejournal.org | Jared Brown

Happy Tuesday! Welcome to the first edition of The Weekly Pacific Northwest Justice Journal. The inaugural main story focuses on next week’s primary election for sheriff of Pierce County, the top cop for Washington’s second most populous county and one of the largest police forces in the northwest. About a month ago, I went to the only public forum so far for the race and had one of the best burgers of my life. And, oh yeah, I learned what they told a friendly crowd about policing.

Jun 12, 2024 | knkx.org | Jared Brown

Gun violence has struck Garfield High School twice in less than three months. The first time, a student was wounded in a drive-by shooting while waiting for a bus in March. Last week, Garfield football player Amarr Murphy-Paine, 17, was shot dead in the parking lot during lunch after reportedly breaking up a fight. Classes resumed on Wednesday. In between tragedies, some Garfield freshmen got to talking in health class about preventing gun violence with Seattle epidemiologist Gregory Engel.

Jun 7, 2024 | knkx.org | Jared Brown

In a case that made national news three years ago, a 25-year-old who was run over by a Tacoma police officer's patrol car at a street racing event was found guilty Thursday of obstruction, malicious mischief and unlawful imprisonment. Pierce County prosecutors accused Anthony Huff-McKay of directing a crowd to surround two Tacoma police cars dispersing over a hundred illegal street race spectators. Huff-McKay's cell phone video captured him shouting to block the cars.

May 29, 2024 | thenewstribune.com | Jared Brown

A camera operator on skates and dressed in white follows Ruslan Gazizov during the London Knights and Moose Jaw Warriors game at the 2024 Memorial Cup.Eric Young / CHL Eric Young / CHL An old-fashioned major junior hockey fight broke out on Monday night at the 2024 Memorial Cup in Saginaw, and the NHL should pay attention to how it went viral. The tussle featured London Knights forward Max McCue, Moose Jaw Warriors defenseman Kalem Parker and another person.