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The Washington state Senate passed a House-amended bill that would lower the threshold for police pursuits.
Senate Bill 5352 passed with a vote of 26-22 with one lawmaker absent. The bill heads to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk; Inslee has signaled he would approve the legislation.
The bill lowers the threshold for police to pursue a suspect from probable cause to reasonable suspicion, but only for limited crimes: violent offense, sex offense, or an escape; or DUI, vehicular assault, domestic violence assault in the first, second, third, or fourth-degree offense.
Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/police-pursuit-bill-state-senate-approval/281-7acb3a24-b73b-4b82-9e62-e7ccb8ad9df2