In a letter to his community, the Fife Police Chief, Pete Fisher, explained the ongoing frustrations with Remann Hall.
The letter followed a recent incident involving a teen who allegedly assaulted his parents and was arrested on suspicion of assault, malicious mischief, and "interfering with the reporting of domestic violence."
"This is an ongoing issue throughout Pierce County. Remann Hall, on several occasions, has refused to book juvenile suspects for crimes. As a result, officers are left to figure out for themselves what to do to try and protect the victims, the juvenile, and choose the option which provides the greatest mitigation for liability for themselves and the communities they serve," Fisher said in the statement.
"You look at crime going around in the area with juveniles, it is getting more frequent and violent and there needs to be accountability," Fisher told KOMO News. Fife isn't the first police department to publicly share concerns over juvenile detention bookings. "Placing officers in a position where they have to determine what to do with that violent child makes absolutely no sense, and I don't want my officers in that position," Fife said.
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