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Courts & Crime

Vancouver Police Department seeks proposals from bodycam vendors

May 8, 2021, 6:01am Clark County News

The Vancouver Police Department is looking for vendors of body-worn cameras and related programs to send a proposal to the city council by June 2. The program is expected to launch by spring of 2022. Read story

Don Benton waits for opening statements in his lawsuit trial against the county Monday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.

Benton testifies rumors of staff reorganization didn’t worry him

Don Benton waits for opening statements in his lawsuit trial against the county Monday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.

May 7, 2021, 6:10pm Clark County News

Don Benton, the former director of the county’s now-defunct Department of Environmental Services, had heard rumblings of a department reorganization or dissolution as early as 2014, he testified Friday. Read story

A Saturday morning shooting at the Waterfront Vancouver left one person dead.

Prosecutor: Paper carrier acted in self-defense in Waterfront Vancouver shooting

A Saturday morning shooting at the Waterfront Vancouver left one person dead.

May 7, 2021, 10:20am Clark County News

The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has declined to file criminal charges against a contract newspaper carrier who fatally shot a man last month at The Waterfront Vancouver. Read story

Don Benton, right, is pictured during the lawsuit trial Tuesday afternoon at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.

Clark County worker: Benton whistleblower complaint not factor in layoff

Don Benton, right, is pictured during the lawsuit trial Tuesday afternoon at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.

May 6, 2021, 6:51pm Clark County News

A former county employee who helped carry out the layoffs of Don Benton and two of his employees told a jury Thursday she was never concerned the trio was terminated for being whistleblowers. Read story

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Cousins’ altercation leads to arrests in Vancouver

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May 6, 2021, 5:38pm Clark County News

Vancouver police arrested a man Thursday morning on suspicion of domestic violence kidnapping and unlawful discharge of a firearm in an incident involving adult cousins. Read story

Police work at Parc Central Apartments in Vancouver's Rose Village neighborhood on Monday morning, Oct. 5, 2020.

Vancouver police update 5 ‘key policies’

Police work at Parc Central Apartments in Vancouver's Rose Village neighborhood on Monday morning, Oct. 5, 2020.

May 6, 2021, 5:34pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Police Department announced Thursday it has updated five “key policies,” including enhancing standards for the acceptable use of police dogs and requiring officers to carry a flashlight other than one mounted to a firearm. Read story

Plaintiffs Chris Clifford, clockwise from left, Don Benton and Susan Rice pause to talk during a break from the lawsuit trial Wednesday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.

Jury hears opening statements in Benton suit against Clark County

Plaintiffs Chris Clifford, clockwise from left, Don Benton and Susan Rice pause to talk during a break from the lawsuit trial Wednesday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.

May 5, 2021, 7:05pm Clark County News

Don Benton and two of his employees were laid off from their county jobs less than two weeks after Benton filed a whistleblower complaint about his boss with the county’s Human Resources Department, his attorney said Wednesday. Read story

Driver in Vancouver fatal hit-and-run gets 50 months in prison

May 5, 2021, 6:07pm Clark County News

The brother of a man killed in a hit-and-run in September told the driver, as she awaited sentencing Wednesday, that she’s been given “the opportunity of a lifetime.” Read story

Extra DUI patrols on tap due to Cinco de Mayo

May 5, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News

There will be extra officers in Southwest Washington conducting DUI enforcement today for Cinco de Mayo. Read story

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Suspect in Minnehaha police chase in court

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May 4, 2021, 5:20pm Clark County News

A Bonney Lake man who allegedly led Clark County sheriff’s deputies on a chase Monday night through Minnehaha, colliding with two patrol cars, appeared in court Tuesday. Read story