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Reform group recommendations break little new ground6 comments

Althea Paulson wrote 8 months ago: Islanders for Collaborative Policing (with its unfortunate acronym “ICP,” the initials f … more →

Tags: Bainbridge Island, Law and Justice, police, Morgan Smith, Bainbridge Island Police Guild, Bainbridge Island Police Department, Larry Dickerson, ICP, Islanders for Collaborative Policing

Police Guild steps up political pressure as investigation nears conclusion6 comments

Althea Paulson wrote 9 months ago: I was hoping the Bainbridge Island Police Guild and its supporters would have the patience to wait f … more →

Tags: police, Good Governance, Morgan Smith, Bob Day, Rebecca Dean, scott anderson

Fehlman now on admin leave

Althea Paulson wrote 10 months ago: Interim City Manager Morgan Smith has confirmed that effective yesterday, July 23, Chief Jon Fehlman … more →

Tags: Bainbridge Island, police, Bainbridge Island Police Department

Chief Fehlman to go on administrative leave when he recovers3 comments

Althea Paulson wrote 10 months ago: Emails released under the Public Records Act suggest that Interim City Manager Morgan Smith will put … more →

Tags: Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge government, police, Good Governance, City Manager, Morgan Smith, Bainbridge Island Police Guild, no confidence vote

Adding insult to illness 7 comments

Althea Paulson wrote 10 months ago: Interim City Manager Morgan Smith sent this memo this morning, addressed to police department employ … more →

Tags: Bainbridge Island, Politics, Morgan Smith, bainbridge island police, Bainbridge city manager

Lots of frustration, little investigation went into charges against chief3 comments

Althea Paulson wrote 10 months ago: In a wide-ranging conversation with me on Thursday, Bainbridge Island Police Guild President Bob Day … more →

Tags: Bainbridge Island, police, Bainbridge Island Police Department, Bob Day, chris jensen

Officer discipline increased under Fehlman 10 comments

Althea Paulson wrote 11 months ago: This post has been revised as of 6/23 to reflect an updated Summary of Police Disciplinary Action I … more →

Tags: police, Bainbridge Island Police Guild, bainbridge island police, Matt Haney, scott weiss

City moves for new trial, says Chief deprived of fairness

Althea Paulson wrote 11 months ago: Along with a motion to invalidate the jury’s $1 million verdict in the Ostling case, the City … more →

Tags: Bainbridge Island, Politics, police, Ostling trial

City asks Court to invalidate Ostling verdict2 comments

Althea Paulson wrote 11 months ago: As expected, the City’s attorneys filed a post-trial motion in U.S. District Court yesterday, … more →

Tags: Bainbridge Island, police, Politics, Bainbridge Island Police Guild, Debbi Lester, Douglas Ostling, Keating Bucklin & McCormack, Ostling trial, Stewart Estes

Ostling trial, Day 7: Joyce Ostling's heartache4 comments

Althea Paulson wrote 1 year ago: There aren’t many people who can watch a mother weep over the death of her child without being … more →

Tags: Bainbridge Island, law enforcement, police, Bainbridge Police, Law and Justice, Ostling trial

Ostling trial, Day 6: More experts2 comments

Althea Paulson wrote 1 year ago: Chief Jon Fehlman was still not in the courthouse this rainy Monday morning and will not be able to … more →

Tags: Bainbridge Island, law enforcement, police, Jeffrey Benkert, Matthew Noedel

Ostling trial, Day 5: Policing expert Sue Peters16 comments

Althea Paulson wrote 1 year ago: As Judge Leighton showed increasing impatience with the pace of the questioning, lawyers from both s … more →

Tags: Bainbridge Island, police, Nathan Roberts, Ostling trial, Stewart Estes, Sue Peters

Notes on the Ostling trial--Day 14 comments

Althea Paulson wrote 1 year ago: Updated at 6:30 pm. This was the first day of trial in William Ostling et al v. City of Bainbridge I … more →

Tags: law enforcement, Bainbridge Island, Law and Justice, police, Bainbridge Police, Douglas Ostling, Ostling trial, Jeff Benkert, Dave Portrey

Notes on the Ostling trial

Althea Paulson wrote 1 year ago: I’ll be doing a series of posts about the Ostling trial, scheduled to begin on Monday, May 14. … more →

Tags: Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge government, Law and Justice, police, Douglas Ostling, Ostling trial, judge ronald leighton, Jeff Benkert


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