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Sumner declares October Domestic Violence Awareness Month; police adopt on-scene risk assessment
Summary
Sumner City Council proclaimed October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and city officials described a new partnership with The Sisters' House and the prosecutor's office to use an on-scene danger assessment and other coordinated supports for high-risk intimate-partner violence cases.
Sumner Mayor Kathy Hayden and the Sumner City Council on Oct. 6 proclaimed October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and highlighted a new, locally led effort to identify and support people at highest risk of intimate-partner homicide.
The proclamation, read by Police Chief Maricki, was followed by presentations from Sumner police and community partners describing the city's adoption of a danger-assessment tool at the scene of domestic-violence incidents and formation of a specialized response team to speed services to high-risk victims.
The proclamation notes that domestic violence crosses demographic boundaries and that Sumner is partnering with The Sisters' House, the City Attorney's Office and the Pierce County prosecutor's office to offer a "victim-centered response." Police officials said Sumner is the first jurisdiction in Pierce County to implement the danger…
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