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A closer look at civilian oversight of law enforcement in Clark County

Volunteers on team to review fatal police shootings have ties to law enforcement, public safety communities

By , Columbian Breaking News Reporter
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Ken Hines, a non-law enforcement member of the Southwest Washington Independent Investigative Response Team, pauses for a portrait outside the Clark County Courthouse. Hines, of Washougal, said when he was called to serve as a non-law enforcement member of the team investigating the police shooting of 23-year-old Irving Rodriguez, it offered a clearer glimpse into the workings of local law enforcement.
Ken Hines, a non-law enforcement member of the Southwest Washington Independent Investigative Response Team, pauses for a portrait outside the Clark County Courthouse. Hines, of Washougal, said when he was called to serve as a non-law enforcement member of the team investigating the police shooting of 23-year-old Irving Rodriguez, it offered a clearer glimpse into the workings of local law enforcement. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

An initiative-driven effort to increase civilian oversight into investigations of fatal police shootings has instead drawn volunteers in Southwest Washington with connections to law enforcement and public safety communities.

A review of the non-law enforcement members of the Southwest Washington Independent Investigative Response Team found retired law enforcement officers, a polygraph operator, a retired defense attorney and a participant in the Clark County Sheriff’s Office Citizens’ Academy.

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