Fired officers in Washington disproportionately land at tribal police departments

Tribal police in Washington hire officers fired elsewhere at a rate four times higher than their share of the workforce

By: Melanie Henshaw

Outlets: InvestigateWest

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 3,464

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Shortly after Kalispel Tribal Police Detective Phineas Haglin arrested a woman at the Northern Quest Resort and Casino outside Spokane, Washington, he found a hotel security guard and asked if video surveillance captured the encounter.

The guard said no, mistakenly.

Haglin, believing there was no video, then gave a false account in his sworn statement, investigators found. The woman never shoved him hard enough that he staggered back two steps when he approached …

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