Rep. Pettigrew's 'Open-Door Policy' For Police

KUOW | By Jeannie Yandel

Published February 24, 2015 at 1:46 PM AKST

Former Rep. Joe McDermott, Rep. Eric Pettigrew and former Rep. Lynn Kessler at an event in 2006.` — Former Rep. Joe McDermott, Rep. Eric Pettigrew and former Rep. Lynn Kessler at an event in 2006.

Jeannie Yandel talks with state Rep. Eric Pettigrew, D-Seattle, about the "open-door policy" he's developed for police and why he thinks police don't get enough recognition for the work they do. Pettigrew was recently awarded Legislator of the Year by the Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs.