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Tumwater honors police promotions and life‑saving actions at council meeting
Summary
Tumwater recognized promotions for two officers to sergeant and awarded life‑saving citations to five officers for a September 19, 2025 incident that left a pregnant woman and her unborn child stabilized after rapid police intervention.
At its April 21 meeting, Tumwater honored several police personnel actions: the promotion of Rachel Johnson and Peter Navaro to sergeant, and life‑saving awards and a department medal of valor for officers involved in a September 19, 2025 rescue.
Acting Police Chief Killes introduced the promotions and highlighted officers’ service histories; family members participated in the pinning. Sergeant Johnson told the council she…
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