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Residents urge county oversight of sheriff; opinions at council forum split
Summary
At the Pierce County Council’s Aug. 26 meeting, residents used the Community Forum to call for some form of county oversight of the elected sheriff following local reporting about Sheriff Keith Swank; other speakers defended the sheriff.
During the Community Forum segment of the Aug. 26 Pierce County Council meeting, several residents urged the council to consider an independent law enforcement oversight mechanism for the county’s elected sheriff, citing reporting and social media activity by Sheriff Keith Swank. Other members of the public spoke in support of the sheriff. Public commenters raising oversight concerns included Vicky Tamaru of University Place, who…
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