King County Sergeant Patrick "K.C." Saulet, who threatened to arrest me after I took photos of him other cops downtown, has been placed on administrative leave. Detective Jason Stanley says that when Saulet showed up for work Sunday morning, Sheriff Urquhart sent him home. Due to my complaints and Saulet's extensive record of misconduct, Detective Stanley says, the department is taking extraordinary steps to "get to the bottom of it." This could be a sign that, under Sheriff John Urquhart, discipline is finally improving.

In this week's paper, I have a long new piece about Saulet being taken off the street, his long rap of misconduct, how his superiors recommended firing him years ago but former Republican sheriff Dave Reichert kept him on the force anyway (Reichert is now in Congress), and the statistics that show most bad cops never get seriously punished.

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