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OII launches public website
The Office of Independent Investigations (OII) has launched its public website, oii.wa.gov, a significant milestone for the agency and a key means of ensuring that information about OII’s work will be easily available to the public.
The website is mobile friendly… Read more
OII releases report on status of agency Implementation Plan
This week, OII released the “Status Report on the OII Implementation Plan" [PDF] which details for the Legislature how the agency plans to operate and conduct investigations of incidents where law enforcement officers use deadly force.
“Building a new agency from the ground up poses significant challenges, but also remarkable opportunities to get it right.” Director Roger Rogoff said. “This report provides a snapshot of the work my team and I are… Read more
Visit to Spokane proves fruitful for OII team
The Office of Independent Investigations (OII) met with a host of Spokane area organizations recently, including community advocacy groups and both local and federal law enforcement. During the trip, the team also visited a potential OII office in Spokane.
“As the second largest city in the state, we have long identified Spokane as a site where we would want one of our regional offices, so touring a potential location made sense,” OII Director Roger Rogoff said. “But even more important was meeting local law enforcement, community… Read more
Inslee names Roger Rogoff director of Office of Independent Investigations
Gov. Jay Inslee today named Roger Rogoff director of the newly created state Office of Independent Investigations (OII). The OII was established by the Legislature and signed into law by Inslee in May 2021. The agency was created as a result of the demand to provide competent, unbiased, and thorough investigations of police use of deadly force, often affecting people of color, that will be independent of the involved law enforcement… Read more
Inslee announces members of Office of Independent Investigations advisory board
Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the appointment of 11 members to serve on the Office of Independent Investigations (OII) advisory board. The OII is a new office created to conduct independent, unbiased, competent and thorough investigations of cases involving police use of deadly force.
Inslee requested the creation of the new office based on recommendations from his 2020 task force convened following the deaths of George Floyd and Manuel Ellis.
The OII advisory board will provide advice and input to the director on the creation and operation of the office. The OII… Read more
Media Contacts
Hector Castro
Community Relations and Communications
360-870-8115
Hector.Castro@oii.wa.gov
Kimberly Garcia (formerly Diaz)
Media Relations Coordinator
360-790-1247
Kimberly.Garcia@oii.wa.gov
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