King County police officers, who were called upon when seven convicted teenagers escaped from Echo Glen Children’s Center last spring, were fed up with their involvement in repeated security breaches at the state-run youth detention center, police records reveal. In emails obtained by KING 5 from public records requests to the King County Sheriff’s Office and the Snoqualmie Police Department, members of both agencies candidly lamented about problems with Echo Glen, which is run by the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). “I continue to be amazed by the lax security of the facility,” wrote Snoqualmie Police Officer James Kaae, who responded to the May 28 escape along with King County deputies. “This place really needs to be treated like a correctional facility instead of a summer camp.” Read the full investigation: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/first-responders-in-echo-glen-escapes-frustrated-with-washington-detention-facility/281-358842e5-22aa-44c3-bb81-535cc631caab