Secretive federal arrests on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula

06-08-2011 • Alex Hepler/local news links

When folks head out to cut Christmas trees in the National Forest- do they get stopped by federal officers on U.S. Highway 101 for a quick check & inspection to validate permits, vehicle contents & cargo? Let's avoid the feel of living in a police state featuring random/suspicionless stops on U.S. Highway 101, staged news blackouts, secret arrests & rejected FOIA requests by going with honest management of public information. Looks like federal agents are making mysterious traffic stops with few details reported as to why the stop was made, what sort of violation was suspected, etc.