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FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015
Police explain tactics in report
Holman seeks second term on City Council BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com
John Holman announced on Monday that his name will be on the fall ballot for a second, four-year term on the Auburn City Council this fall. Holman, a retired police officer, was part of the 2102 freshman class that Holman today numbers councilmembers Largo Wales, who is seeking a second term, and Wayne Osborne, who is not. Deputy Mayor Holman, former chairman of the planning and community development committee,
BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com
Retired cop John Holman wanted to know what the Auburn Police Department’s policy was regarding the controversial “lateral, vascular neck restraint,” given that Auburn’s officers used the technique 14 times on people in 2014. Also, he asked, what sort of training and retraining do police get before they can use the restraint? Claude DaCorsi Stocker wondered how the department’s use of the Taser measured up to that other jurisdictions and how many times it’s been used “is unique to Auburn.” City Councilmembers directed questions at Police Cmdr. Steve Stocker on Monday evening upon being allowed for the first time ever to see and hear information contained in two annual reports: “The Annual Response to Resistance Summary” and the “Annual Commendations, [ more POLICE page 6 ]
[ more HOLMAN page 3 ]
Algona police officer released pending ongoing investigation
EYE FOR EGGS Alexis Becker, 3, gathers eggs during the Auburn First United Methodist Church’s Easter Egg Hunt last Sunday. The egg hunt included prizes for kids and adults, crafts and activities. More egg hunts – and church services – are planned for Easter Sunday. For a listing, see page 8. RACHEL CIAMPI, Auburn Reporter
Adaptive behavior students find outlet on skates BY SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com
On any sunny Saturday, the skate park at Lea Hill Park is a happening place. This past Saturday, however, the click of polyurethane wheels and the clack of wooden skate boards against concrete
resounded for reasons other than pure recreation. In fact, it was the Auburn Mountainview Adaptive Behavior Skate Club’s first ever skate competition. On the ramps and concrete a couple dozen skaters performed, vying for a handful of
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prizes, including skate boards and trophies. “We put this together, we had parents donate all the food and All-A-Board (Skateshop in Puyallup) donated all the items and prizes,” said Julie Sohlstrom, who oversees the program [ more PROGRAM page 7 ]
BY SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com
A six-week long King County Sheriff ’s Office investigation led to the March 25 arrest of Algona Police Lt. Lee Gaskill, formerly the City’s interim police chief. Gaskill appeared in King County [ more OFFICER page 3 ]
Auburn Mountainview students, from left, Jake Whitson, Zac Cort, Sam Sannes and Ashlynn Anderson pose with their skateboards at Lea Hill Skate Park. SHAWN SKAGER, Auburn Reporter
Lynn Trefzger, Comedy Ventriloquist | April 11, 7:30 p.m. | $17/$15 | Auburn Ave. Theater AveKids: Disney’s My Son Pinocchio Jr. | April 17 & 18, 7 pm, April 18 & 19, 2 pm| $8 April Comedy at the Ave | April 24, 7:30 pm | $17/$15 www.auburnwa.gov/arts | 253-931-3043