Kent Police joined with 34 other agencies to help sponsor the Chief for a Day event that celebrates the lives of children diagnosed with a life-threatening or chronic illness.<\/p>\n
A large police motorcade traveled through Kent on the morning of Aug. 16 carrying the children and their families as part of the celebration, an event held every other year. The motorcade began at the accesso ShoWare Center and traveled west on State Route 516 to Des Moines and eventually to the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission academy in Burien.<\/p>\n
Each agency provided a child with a honorary hand-tailored uniform. The children, ages 3 to 12, were sworn in as chiefs and sheriffs, treated to lunch and checked out displays that include K-9 units, bicycle patrols, SWAT, rifle units and more.<\/p>\n
Syelis “Sye” Lee Wakeman, 4, of Kent, served as the Kent Police Chief for a Day.<\/p>\n
“What a cutie our little chief is!” according to the Kent Police Facebook page posting. “Sye is quite the character and had a great time!”<\/p>\n
The participating agencies included:<\/p>\n
1. Bellingham PD<\/p>\n
2. Black Diamond PD<\/p>\n
3. Bonney Lake PD<\/p>\n
4. Covington PD<\/p>\n
5. Ferndale PD<\/p>\n
6. Fircrest PD<\/p>\n
7. Forks PD<\/p>\n
8. Hoquiam PD<\/p>\n
9. Kelso PD<\/p>\n
10. Kent PD<\/p>\n
11. King County SO<\/p>\n
12. Kirkland PD<\/p>\n
13. Kitsap County SO<\/p>\n
14. Lacey PD<\/p>\n
15. Lake Forest Park PD<\/p>\n
16. Lynnwood PD<\/p>\n
17. Mill Creek PD<\/p>\n
18. Mukilteo PD<\/p>\n
19. Olympia PD<\/p>\n
20. Pierce County SD<\/p>\n
21. Port of Seattle PD<\/p>\n
22. Puyallup PD<\/p>\n
23. Renton PD<\/p>\n
24. Snohomish County SO<\/p>\n
25. Snoqualmie PD<\/p>\n
26. Stillaguamish PD<\/p>\n
27. Sumner PD<\/p>\n
28. Tacoma PD<\/p>\n
29. Thurston County SO<\/p>\n
30. Tulalip Tribal PD<\/p>\n
31. Washington State Patrol<\/p>\n
32. Westport PD<\/p>\n
33. Redmond PD<\/p>\n
34. UW PD<\/p>\n
35. WSCJTC Academy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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