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Pasco resident alleges police failed to enforce court protection order, threatens federal lawsuit
Summary
At the Sept. 2 council meeting, resident Zachary Poteet accused the Pasco Police Department of refusing to enforce a 2004 Benton County Superior Court protection order and said he intends to file a federal lawsuit seeking $1 million if the city does not resolve the matter.
During public comment at the Sept. 2 Pasco City Council meeting, resident Zachary Poteet said the Pasco Police Department failed to enforce a 2004 Benton County Superior Court protection order relating to custody and service of the order. Poteet said officers "refused" to carry out the court mandate and cited unspecified "so called orders" instead, which he said violated Washington statutes…
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