Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person is shown in handcuffs during a contact with Pierce County Sheriff’s Office deputies in 2025. Compliant handcuffing is ...

Public conversations about policing often begin the moment force is used, but they rarely start with the question officers must answer in real time: When is force necessary? Police officers are ...

New data shows Pierce County deputies used force against Black people and Native Americans at higher rates than against white people in 2024, continuing a pattern shown in a similar study from 2021..

Black people and Native Americans had highest use-of-force rates in 2024. Use-of-force incidents rose 57% from 2021 to 2024. County cites transparency and a planned deeper analysis; leaders demand ...