A veteran Seattle police officer with a checkered work history has been fired for dishonesty after he concocted a story that his misplaced gun and other items were stolen and then returned with the help of criminal figures.
The officer, Ernest Hall, was terminated Monday by Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole, ending a 31-year career in which he repeatedly found himself in hot water, only to survive, in part, because of his deep connections in the department.
Hall reported to Kirkland police Oct. 3 that a bag containing his service pistol, ammunition, handcuffs and police radio were missing from a truck he had parked overnight outside his home.