Borders?

EMNofSeattle said:

I believe you 100% on the story, but I would love to read more about this... do you know of any details that I can use to look for more info... I'd like to see if anything explains exactly what the hell the feds were thinking...

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I'm sorry I cannot get more specific, this old memory is not keeping details like it use to. Happened about the time I went into service (1967 or just slightly before) and because it was my "home" town, I heard about it. (home town as in the place I was born, though, personally I have lived may places, my mom was good at keeping up contacts with people everywhere we had lived. My dad was a Lutheran pastor.)

I do know there is a book about Canada and Vietnam, do not know the title, but that shouldn't be too hard to find. The incident should be in the book if it was properly researched. Canada changed it's policy on allowing draft dodgers/deserters (men of draft-able age that did not have valid discharge papers) in 67, so it happened before that. I do know, no matter what the wiki says, that incident was the reason for Canada's change in policy. From a quick review on the net looks like it was hushed up.

PALO said:

Cops pursuing across STATE lines is a major pain in the butt, procedurally speaking... iirc, the state requesting extradition back to their state has to get a 'governor's warrant' and there are all sorts of issued of extradition, etc.

I won't even get into the NSA stuff

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Washington State Patrol actually has jurisdiction 8 miles into Oregon to prevent these types of situations from occurring. I'm unsure of what the law/policy is with Idaho.

badger54 said:

Washington State Patrol actually has jurisdiction 8 miles into Oregon to prevent these types of situations from occurring. I'm unsure of what the law/policy is with Idaho.

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I believe you are wrong on this. Cite please.

Trigger Dr said:

I believe you are wrong on this. Cite please.

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it could happen...

§ 190.472¹
Mutual interstate law enforcement assistance agreements
A full-time, fully compensated police officer commissioned by the State of Washington, Idaho or California or any full-time, fully compensated police officer commissioned by a unit of local government of the State of Washington, Idaho or California may exercise any authority that the officers commission vests in the officer throughout the territorial bounds of Oregon if the officer is acting pursuant to a mutual law enforcement assistance agreement between a law enforcement agency of the neighboring state and a law enforcement agency of Oregon. [1997 c.855 §1]

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however i can't find any specific agreement with the WA state patrol to that effect. the legal groundwork is there, but the agreement may or may not exist.

Yes Eric, it "COULD" happen, but in my experience, unless you are in a situation other than a specific request for assistance or fresh pursuit, there does not exist a "blanket" extension of authority beyond your jurisdictional boundries.

Trigger Dr said:

Yes Eric, it "COULD" happen, but in my experience, unless you are in a situation other than a specific request for assistance or fresh pursuit, there does not exist a "blanket" extension of authority beyond your jurisdictional boundries.

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heh... tell that to the lakewood police department who seem to think it's their job to patrol I-5, parts of parkland and even tacoma not to mention the areas to the west and south of the city limits which they seem to think they can do on a regular basis

Grim_Night said:

heh... tell that to the lakewood police department who seem to think it's their job to patrol I-5, parts of parkland and even tacoma not to mention the areas to the west and south of the city limits which they seem to think they can do on a regular basis

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We are not speaking of the jurisdictional limits of Washington certified police, who, by the way have jurisdiction throughout the ENTIRE state of Washington. The point addrssed in the OP was about the jurisdiction being extended BEYOND the state borders.

Trigger Dr said:

We are not speaking of the jurisdictional limits of Washington certified police, who, by the way have jurisdiction throughout the ENTIRE state of Washington. The point addrssed in the OP was about the jurisdiction being extended BEYOND the state borders.

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it was a joke...

Grim_Night said:

it was a joke...

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Yep and it's a joke they can do this, they shouldn't have state wide jurisdiction and should be limited.

The better question is~~why stand on the border? Take a step to the side you want to be on... What the heck happened to common sense? Is another question that bugs me.