SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — ThinBlueNews remembers Sergeant Kenneth Salas of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office on the first anniversary of his End of Watch, Saturday, August 9, 2025. This is an anniversary remembrance, not a report of a new death.
The Officer Down Memorial Page records that Salas was struck by a vehicle while helping remove a traffic hazard from Interstate 90 near the Four Lakes exit. ODMP lists his record as approved and identifies his cause of death as struck by vehicle. This remembrance omits graphic detail and focuses on his service.
Thirty-four years serving Spokane County
ODMP records that Salas served with the Spokane County Sheriff's Office for 34 years. It says he had planned to retire the following month and was survived by his wife. ThinBlueNews includes only that limited public family information out of respect for privacy.
Spokane County's official Roll Call of Honor also remembers Sergeant Salas and describes a law-enforcement career that began as a Spokane County corrections officer before he became a patrol deputy. The county says he attained the rank of Detective/Corporal in 2004 and was promoted to sergeant in 2009.
The county memorial and ODMP further record that Salas served in the United States Air Force and Washington State Air National Guard. The official Roll Call of Honor says he retired from the Air National Guard as a technical sergeant after more than two decades of military service.
Remembered one year later
The county's Roll Call of Honor says Spokane's law-enforcement community honors officers who lost their lives in the line of duty and vows that they will never be forgotten. On this first anniversary, Sergeant Salas is remembered for decades of service and for stopping to help people facing a hazard on the highway.
One year after his End of Watch, Sergeant Kenneth Salas is remembered for 34 years of law-enforcement service, a career that included corrections, patrol and supervision, and a final act of helping others.
End of Watch
Sergeant Kenneth Salas
Spokane County Sheriff's Office — Washington
End of Watch: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Age: 59
Law-enforcement service: 34 years
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Sources and visual disclosure
- Officer Down Memorial Page: August 9 line-of-duty death history
- Officer Down Memorial Page: Sergeant Kenneth Salas
- Spokane County Sheriff's Office: Roll Call of Honor
- ODMP donation page
Visual note: ThinBlueNews created an original typography memorial because this run did not establish reupload authority for an officer portrait. The image does not depict Sergeant Salas, any identifiable person or the incident. No synthetic likeness was used.
Source note: Spokane County's Roll Call of Honor currently pairs August 9, 2025 with the weekday “Friday.” August 9, 2025 was a Saturday, as ODMP records; ThinBlueNews uses the verified calendar date and Saturday weekday.
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