April 2019

On April 26, 2019 officers assisted the US Marshals with a wanted subject. They were multiple subjects arrested while doing the search, the wanted subject refused to come out. SWAT was call out to assist. Throughout the situation different less than lethal munitions were used including CS gas, which made the residence uncomfortable to be inside. The subject was found hiding in the attic and arrested. The owner of the house was provided a night […]

On April 16, 2019 Sergeant Dronen followed up on the male with the two small boys. Male attended meeting with on-site Mental Health Professional and he was provided with necessary paperwork to start the process for housing. He got approved for housing at an apartment complex and Goodwill offered him a job but needed to go to DSHS to file out more paperwork. He went to DSHS and they scheduled another appointment for him. Sergeant […]

On April 15, 2019 Sergeant Dronen contacted a male with two small boys. Male was staying at a friend’s apartment and had a falling out. He moved from Port Orchard to Kennewick and is currently in training for a job at Goodwill. He left the apartment with no place to go. On-site Mental Health Professional Lakey provided the male with resources to find housing. A meeting was scheduled for the next day to start the […]

On April 11, 2019 Officer Canada was dispatched to assist at the Econolodge. He contacted a male, his wife and two sons, (one is autistic), who asked for assistance with one night. He explained that they have been at the hotel for a week via state funds. He was asking for assistance for one night as they had an apartment for them the following day. He advised that they have exhausted all other means and […]

On April 10, 2019 Officer Reil was contacted by a male who had been in a car accident and had been unable to work for several months. Due to this the male had fallen behind on his power bill, which in turn was shut off. The male had contacted his church and sold most of his personal belongings to provide for himself, wife and daughter. He explained that he has ran out of options and […]

On April 4, 2019 a School Resource officer was made aware of a family of single mother with 3 children who had a water heater go out and no means to replace it, with the likelihood of the family going for an extended period of time without access to hot water. Funds were used to purchase and install the water heater at a discounted rate through A One Refrigeration.

Case #19-11352 On April 1, 2019 officers contacted a couple who had recently become homeless. They lost their home of 19 years due to foreclosure. The female is male’s caregiver who is wheelchair bound due to numerous crippling skeletal diseases and diabetes. They have requested assistance from DSHS, HHS and Veterans Services, and are in the process of assisting them with making arrangements for housing. They asked for a temporary place to stay where the […]