Results from the latest investigation of the David Brame scandal span 1,513 pages.
A few individuals made errors in judgment during David Brame's rise through the Tacoma police ranks, but nothing was inherently wrong with the system that led to his hiring as a patrol officer, his promotions and his appointment as chief of police, an investigation has found.
The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs' investigation covers five major aspects of David Brame's career with the Tacoma Police Department:
The Tacoma City Council this morning will hear the results of a long-awaited investigation into the career of Tacoma Police Chief David Brame.
Tacoma city leaders now have the results of a state administrative investigation into the David Brame scandal - but they refused to immediately release them to the public.
If the City of Tacoma were a ship at sea, it would not be sinking or drifting aimlessly. A year after the David Brame catastrophe hit the hull like a torpedo, the ship is moving, and it has some direction. What Tacoma isn't doing is moving quickly enough toward a better future.
The City of Tacoma has spent or committed more than $2.5 million in legal costs and other fees for investigations, defense against a lawsuit, attorneys' advice and paid administrative leave in the David Brame scandal.
The Brame scandal shook up Tacoma's power structure.
The City of Tacoma will not tolerate its employees using city time or resources to commit acts of domestic violence and intends to do everything it can to help its workers who are the victims of such abuse, according to a new policy scheduled to take effect May 15.
Tacoma City Manager Jim Walton is close to agreement with the City Council on setting a retirement date from the position he assumed last summer.
Tacoma City Council members postponed a vote Tuesday on a resolution to pick up the attorney bills for former assistant police chief Catherine Woodard.
City of Tacoma taxpayers will likely pay for separate outside attorneys to defend two former top city officials at the center of the David Brame scandal.
Tacoma human resources director Phil Knudsen says City Manager Jim Walton is retaliating against him for his role in a high-profile dispute stemming from the David Brame scandal, according to a whistleblower claim.
Phil Knudsen, human resources director for the City of Tacoma and a key figure in the fallout from the David Brame shootings, has been placed on paid administrative leave.
The Tacoma City Council reluctantly agreed Tuesday to pay the Washington State Patrol up to $200,000 in overtime, travel and other costs to conduct an internal investigation of 32 city employees.
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Brame Audio Files
Crystal Brame's Call- Brame Shooting Call 1
- Brame Shooting Call 2
- Brame Shooting Call 3
- Brame Shooting Call 4
- Crystal's Doctor Call
Domestic Violence Files
Tacoma Police Department's new officer-involved domestic violence policy …
The Thin Blue Lie
A 3 part story, the News Tribune investigated the tenure of Tacoma Police Chief David Brame and his life with Crystal Brame …
- Part I:Public triumph, private tension
- Part II:Sex, lies and death threats
- Part III:David and Crystal's last days
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