Island County budget problems and subsequent austerity measures have had at least one unforeseen consequence. As a result of cuts, a famous police officer has postponed plans to run for county sheriff. Lynnwood Police Officer Mark Brinkman is known as a national leader in DUI enforcement. He has received numerous state and county honors for his uncanny ability to find intoxicated drivers. He also happens to be a South Whidbey resident. Brinkman is good friends with Island County Sheriff Mark Brown, who ran for the office after a career in the state patrol. Brinkman explained that he had planned, with Brown's approval, to run for sheriff in 2014. Brown is seeking reelection this year and had planned to retire after that.
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Personally, I have known Officer Brinkman since 1998 when I was the Lynnwood Prosecuting Attorney and he was an officer I dealt with on a regular basis. There were certainly no signs that Officer Brinkman would become famous for DUI work, that is for sure (and remember, I dealt with him weekly). But credit to him, he's well trained, is an instructor in the standardized field sobriety testing, and a DRE. He does have a knack for DUI detection - although strangely his police reports all look remarkably similar, but that's a story for another time...
For information on your Washington State DUI please contact our Snohomish County DUI attorneys, King County DUI attorneys, Island County DUI attorneys, or Skagit County DUI attorneys at 425-493-1115 or check out our website at http://www.washdui.com
For more on this story click here: http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/whidbey/wnt/news/93455594.html
Personally, I have known Officer Brinkman since 1998 when I was the Lynnwood Prosecuting Attorney and he was an officer I dealt with on a regular basis. There were certainly no signs that Officer Brinkman would become famous for DUI work, that is for sure (and remember, I dealt with him weekly). But credit to him, he's well trained, is an instructor in the standardized field sobriety testing, and a DRE. He does have a knack for DUI detection - although strangely his police reports all look remarkably similar, but that's a story for another time...
For information on your Washington State DUI please contact our Snohomish County DUI attorneys, King County DUI attorneys, Island County DUI attorneys, or Skagit County DUI attorneys at 425-493-1115 or check out our website at http://www.washdui.com
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