New State Patrol trooper part of community

The newest Washington State Patrol trooper has a short commute.

“There was only one spot in Shelton and I got the spot,” Trooper Isaiah Tandal told the Journal.

Tandal lives in Belfair with his wife and five children.

He requested the local assignment after leaving the WSP Academy in Shelton.

Graduating cadets can be sent to posts throughout the state, but WSP asks their preferred location and considers family status.

Tandal’s last job was at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton as a member of the shipyard police force. It was primarily security work, he said.

“I wanted to do more.”

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