Ferrell also wants to use the role to lobby for changes in Olympia that he said would help police and prosecutors do their jobs. He wants to see changes to Washington’s ban on most police car chases. In 2021, the Legislature revised the rules around police pursuits as part of a package of police reforms. Police can engage in a car chase only if they have probable cause of a violent crime or sex crime.
Ferrell argued that the change is why car thefts are up 88% statewide this year over 2021. Similarly, he wants to lobby for reforms to Washington’s drug possession laws. After the Washington Supreme Court ruled
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