TSRP Newsletters
TSRP Newsletters are published quarterly and contain important news, hot topics, legal and legislative updates, training announcements, and resources for Prosecutors, Law Enforcement and Stakeholders. Historical newsletters not shown here are available upon request to the TSRP.
| TSRP Newsletter - Issue 60, Spring 2026 By: Bradley Lane & Michelle Rutherford |
IN THIS EDITION: • In the News – Unicycle DUI! • Case Law and Legislative Updates • Private Tox Lab Analysis – Call for Workgroup Members • Training Announcements – Bootcamp wrap, DRE School, and more • Updates from our Law and Justice Partners |  |
TSRP Newsletter - issue 59, Winter 2025 By: Bradley Lane & Michelle Rutherford | IN THIS EDITION:
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| TSRP Newsletter - issue 58, Fall 2025 By: Bradley Lane & Michelle Rutherford | IN THIS EDITION:
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TSRP Newsletter - issue 57, Summer 2025 By: Bradley Lane & Michelle Rutherford | IN THIS EDITION: • Justice Served in faller Trooper Vehicular Homicide Trial • Hot Topics in Case Law & Legislative updates • Upcoming training opportunities & national webinar series • Target Zero Emphasis Patrols • Updates from our Law and Justice Partners • Resouces and Manuals |
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TSRP Newsletter - issue 56, Spring 2025 By: Bradley Lane & Michelle Rutherford |
• That’s a Wrap! Prosecutor Bootcamp Success • TSRP Lethal Weapon Vhom/Vassault Prosecution! • Legislative Update & Case Law Updates to keep in your back pocket • Target Zero Emphasis Patrols – Looking for ride-alongs • Welcome to our new class of DRE Graduates • New State Ferry DUI Policy |  |
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TSRP Newsletter - issue 55, Winter 2024 By: Bradley Lane & Michelle Rutherford |
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TSRP Newsletter - issue 54, Fall 2024 By: Bradley Lane |
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TSRP Newsletter - issue 53, Summer 2024 By: Bradley Lane & Melanie Dane |
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TSRP - Newsletter - issue 52, Spring 2024 By: Bradley Lane & Melanie Dane |
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TSRP - Newsletter - issue 51, Winter 2024 By: Bradley Lane & Melanie Dane |
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TSRP Newsletter March/April 2022 BY: Melanie Dane |
NHTSA in the News...1 Washington Impaired Driving Statistics ...2-4 High Risk Behavior...5 0.05 Coming your way...6 0.05 Utah did it...7 2022 Traffic Legislation ...8 Pac Man case...9 Hailey's Law and Impounds...9 Free TSRP CLEs ...10-11 Contact Us...12 |
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TSRP Newsletter Jan 2022 Issue 43 By Melanie Dane |
BAC Tech Regions ....................................................................1 Officer Opinion Testimony………........................................... 1, 3 Introducing our new DRE State Coordinator Sgt. Raymond..….2 Trucker Using More Stims than Previously Reported ………..2 DUI Sentencing Cheat Sheets ……….............................…, 4-5 Ignition Interlock News and Information from Sgt. Villanti........6-7 WSP Impaired Driving Contact Information and BAC Tech Contact Info…….................................................................…….8 TSRP Contact Information, Training Announcements, Upcoming Events….................................................................................... 9 |
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| TSRP Newsletter September 2021 By Melanie Dane |
NHTSA in the News……………….………..1 Countermeasures to DUI ………………………..….2 TMZ Pledge………………..2 Tribute to Mark Brinkman……………..……3 Events & Campaigns…………….4&5 TOX Updates………….….6 TSRP Trainings …………..7 Proposed SHB 5485……8 2021 DUI Bench Book………………………….9 Passenger enhancement…………….9 Masking…………………..10 “OneCOP” Community Outreach……………….…11 Contact info……………. 12 |
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| By Miriam Norman and Melanie Dane |
Who We Are……..1 Safety First this 4th of July…………2 DOL Updates…….3 How to get your CCDR………………...4 DOL Training……..5 What we’ve been up to………………. 6 Operation Sober Handle………………7 TSRP Drager and Blake Updates..…8 Burn Out-Watch for the Signs………9 Exhibits…………..10 Tips from the Bench……………..11 Trainings…………12 Bootcamp……….13 Contact info…… 13 |
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| TSRP Newsletter March 2021 - Issue 40 By Moses Garcia | State v. Blake – Drug Possession..... Pg. 1 Breath Test Section Update............. Pg. 2 Tox Update: Meth contamination..... Pg. 2 Welcome Melanie Dane, TSRP.......... Pg. 3 Courtroom Exhibits Project.............. Pg. 4 2020 Traffic Summary-Bad!............. Pg. 5 Delta-8 THC. Wait. What?............... Pg. 5 Safely off the Roadway defense ......Pg. 6 Responding to DWLS Motions .........Pg. 7 Welcome Shelly Baldwin! ...............Pg. 8 Farewell Message from Moses ........Pg. 9 Training Calendar begins: ......................Pg. 10 |
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| TSRP Newsletter December 2020 Issue 39.pdf By Miriam Norman |
Field Sobriety Testing Post-Mecham; What Do I have to say? Do I have to say voluntary?.................Pg. 1 Sending Reports to DOL: Getting the Defendant's Driver's License Revoked- Are you Doing it Right? Pg. 3 EHM Jail Alternative- It is Not Discretionary...................................................................................Pg. 4 Under Per Se, Not Under Arrest?!.................................................................................................Pg. 5-6 Impairment: What Is It & How to Talk About It?............................................................................Pg. 6-7 What Do the FSTs Have to Do With Impairment? ..........................................................................Pg. 8-9 Contact Info & Free Training (Webinars When You Want Them!......................................................Pg. 10 |
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By Moses Garcia Tox Lab QA_2020 Meth Contamination.pdf WSP Tox Lab PID - Meth Contamination.pdf WSP_Toxicology Lab Contamination - Complete List of Cases.pdf Declaration Alyn Scritchfield Final.pdf 2020 DUI Bench Book NEWSLETTER - Final.pdf 2020 DUI Benchbook - Final PDF.pdf |
Roadway Deaths Climb Covid-19...... Pg. 1 Search Warrant Q & A..................... Pg. 2 Tox Update: Meth contamination...... Pg. 3 Challenges to the .08 external gas ....Pg. 4 Covid-19 and Gamesmanship........... Pg. 5 8th Edition DUI Bench Book............. Pg. 5 Under Per Se: Not under Arrest?..... Pg. 6 LEO & Defense Attorneys: Q & A..... Pg. 8 Excluding the Diabetes Defense ......Pg.9 Washington Training Calendar ........Pg. 10 National TSRP Traffic Tuesday ........Pg. 11 |
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TSRP Newsletter June 2020 Issue 37.pdf By Miriam Norman |
DREs: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly............................ pg. 2 100 Deadly Days of Summer ...........................................pg. 2 Litigating Pretrial Conditions............................................. pg. 3 Drug Trends ....................................................................pg. 3 Terry Stop for DUI Upheld & No Bifurcation for Felony DUI .pg. 4 Opinion Testimony: Seattle v. Levesque ............................pg. 4-5 DUI High: Our New Normal............................................. pg. 5-7 Summary of NEW DUI Laws............................................ pg. 8-9 Mt. St. Helen's: 40 Years Later ........................................pg. 10 Meet Our Newest BAC Techs........................................... pg. 11 IACP on DUI Investigation During COVID......................... pg. 11 Contact Us..................................................................... pg. 12 Training Opportunities..................................................... pg. 12 |
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By Julia Davis |
Page 2: Court Closures and Emergency Modifications to Operations Page 3: Reading Homework Page 3: Ignition Interlock Training Videos Page 4-6: The Mellanby Effect Page 7: State v. Rawley Page 8: City of Richland v. Stenberg Page 8: How to Cite to an Unpublished Opinion Page 9: Lunch and Learn Schedule |
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By Moses Garcia |
Goodbye Hailey’s Law ...............Pg. 1 Meet Julia Davis: New TSRP! .....Pg. 2 Auto-Brewery Syndrome ...........Pg. 3 State v. Kaufman-PBT refusals... Pg. 4 State v. Wu: Felony DUI ............Pg. 5 Search Warrant resources.......... Pg. 6 2020 Legislative Update............ Pg. 6 Training Events ........................Pg. 7 |
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By Miriam Norman & Moses Garcia |
DEA Announcement .................................Pg. 1 Cannabis In Brief & Compton Study......... Pg. 1 Please Stop Big Trucks ............................Pg. 2, 4 What Your Probation Officer Wants…...... Pg. 3 Know & Contact Your BAC Tech............... Pg. 4 Search Warrants: Surviving Scrutiny....... Pg. 5 Training Opportunities., Rsources ............Pg. 6 Vaping Alcohol ..........................................Pg. 7-8 Case Law In Brief..................................... Pg. 8 |
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By Jason Moscowitz & Moses Garcia |
The Blood Vial Recall ....................................Pg. 2 Changing the culture of DUI Enforcement ....Pg. 4 State v. Martin--A quick look......................... Pg. 6 Decriminalization: Magic Mushrooms?.........Pg. 7 Mitchell v. Wisconsin--Life After....................Pg. 8 Toxicology Lab Rush...................................... Pg. 10 Upcoming Events ..........................................Pg. 10 |
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March 2019 Issue 32 SUPPLEMENTAL.pdf By Miriam Norman |
Breath Testing SIA Upheld .............................Pg. 1 Alcohol per se and the AMA............................ Pg. 1 DUI Stats to Know ..........................................Pg. 2 Corpus Deliciti- A Confession…......................... Pg. 3 Green Labs & MJ Impairment ............................Pg. 4 Civilian Witnesses (Informants) and DUI............ Pg. 5 Training Opportunities....................................... Pg. 6 Masking , Case Law In Brief, PSA to Proofread!....Pg. 7 Supplemental- Failure to Signal 100' Prior to Turn Case: State v. Brown
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By Moses Garcia |
New TSRP In Washington Pg. 1 Canadian Drama: Immigration Pg. 2 State v. Bell: Unknown Callers Pg. 3 Above and Beyond: Blood Draw Pg. 4 Fog Line Infraction Upheld! Pg. 5 DUI Impound Law Imperiled Pg. 5 Traffic Tuesday Webinar Pg. 5 January 2018 Training Events Pg. 7 |
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