Two days after being sworn into the Thurston County Sheriff's Office (TCSO), Christopher Burbank resigned from the position.
Christopher Burbank smiles at friends and family in the gallery during the trial of Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine in the killing of Manny Ellis at Pierce County Superior Court, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Tacoma, Wash. the former Tacoma Police Department officer came to the decision "based on community response and death threats made" to his family.
In a letter, Sheriff Derek Sanders said he met with Burbank on Wednesday to discuss the "impacts of his employment." At the end of the conversation, Burbank resigned, Sanders added.When I made the decision to hire Deputy Burbank, I failed to consider the greater community impact and instead made the decision based on business needs to remedy TCSO's staffing crisis," Sanders wrote.
Sanders said the department has lost "dozens of staff" to higher-paying agencies and has struggled to recruit qualified applicants, leaving numerous vacancies. "Trust is gained in drops and lost in buckets," Sanders wrote. "For those who have lost confidence in me, or what we're trying to accomplish at TCSO, I apologize for letting you down. I recognize that there are spaces I may no longer be welcome in, and this is a challenging reality for me to accept. I intend to schedule a time for public forum where community members can express their concerns directly to me. I will continue to learn and improve.
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