Posted on 11/23/2021 4:37:52 PM PST by llevrok
King County Executive Dow Constantine announced his choice for the county’s new interim sheriff on Tuesday, appointing Undersheriff Patti Cole-Tindall to fill the position starting on Jan. 1, 2022.
Cole-Tindall will become the first person of color to ever serve as King County sheriff, having previously joined the department in 2015 as the chief of technical services. She was appointed to serve as undersheriff in 2020. According to the county, that role had her overseeing “the development and implementation of the KCSO strategic plan and the examination and strengthening of the KCSO complaint and use of force review processes.”
“Patti’s background and experience in the sheriff’s office and across county government — working with labor, serving her community, and demonstrating integrity and transparency — make her uniquely qualified to step into this interim role,” Constantine said on Tuesday. “She embodies the key qualities we’re looking for as we begin to rethink community safety, hire the next generation of officers and search for a newly appointed sheriff.” (SNIP)
Previously, King County’s sheriff was an elected position decided by voters. A trio of charter amendments approved during 2020’s election changed that, giving the county executive the authority to appoint the role.
Between this and having Jaypal as my rep....what a day.
I hope you have bugout plans in place.
All these powerful women never make it to their high offices running for them
They all get appointed/annointed
Kammy
Cuomos replacement
This gal
Quite a few very nice places in this country that are not Marxist utopia’s.
West Virginia to name one...
But, does she wear a MAGA hat?
What does technical services in a sheriff's department do?
There you go... It'll be ok now, there's a new social worker on the job.!
EVERYONE knows that ALL top Law Enforcement Officers are female, POC or both .
So she’s worked for the department for all of six years and now is appointed sheriff. She must be really great to have risen so quickly. King County is so progressive to replace elections for sheriffs with appointments. Our betters are so much wiser than we are. /s
STOP THIS CRAP WITH WOMEN SHERIFFS AND POLICE CHIEFS!!! IT’s NOT GOOD!! THEY ARE NOT TOUGH ENOUGH OF THEY ARE LEFTIES!
And now it's decided by the political establishment. Because, you know, letting the people decide means risking that they'll make the *wrong* decision...
Well, that should solve ALL their problems....
Like for the last four months, the Sheriff’s Department telling their employees to work from home, due to homeless people making it too dangerous to go into the headquarters.
Hope she can take a punch to the jaw.
ANOTHER example of killing the MERIT system.
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