Seattle Police

Washington Democrats approved House Bill 1310, which aimed to make it less likely police would use force unnecessarily or against the wrong person. But the law has backfired on some of the state’s most vulnerable residents.

High-level discussions are underway about giving every single Seattle Police officer a $5,000 retention bonus to prevent them from leaving the department.

A report by the city's Inspector General finds the Seattle Police Department is falling short, pointing to problems in how disciplinary actions are decided, recorded, and relayed to those who filed the complaints.

An organization aimed at reforming Seattle Police Department practices has condemned the department for deciding to issue fake radio transmissions saying that the Proud Boys were marching in downtown, causing alarm in already-tense protests in 2020. 

The Seattle Police Department said an officer shot and killed a suspect armed with a knife after he stabbed a police K9 to death during a burglary on Wednesday. 

Seattle police exchanged detailed fake radio transmissions about a nonexistent group of menacing right-wing extremists at a crucial moment during 2020 racial justice protests, an investigation by the city’s police watchdog group shows.

A Seattle police officer who rolled his bicycle over a protester’s head has been ordered to serve a seven-day suspension without pay.

The city of Seattle will pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit in the wrongful death of Charleena Lyles, who was 30-years-old when she was shot multiple times and killed by police in 2017. 

The Seattle City Council has passed its final version of the city's 2022 budget, without cutting any positions or salaries of the Seattle Police Department. 

The Seattle City Council has voted to reject an amendment of their budget proposal that would cut 101 officers from the Seattle Police Department.

The Washington Supreme Court has declined to decide a case that sought to expose the identities of Seattle police officers who attended events in Washington D.C., on the day of the insurrection.

The Seattle Police Department has lost an unprecedented 325 officers in the last two years. The department is now desperately trying to recruit, but they say they can't significantly increase their numbers in the years to come if city council members take away funding. 

Seattle’s mayor-elect is criticizing a City Council plan to cut $10 million from the city’s police budget, saying voters just endorsed his plan to prioritize public safety.

Seattle City Council proposed a draft of their 2022 budget, and mayoral leadership—present and future—are less than pleased about the cuts to Seattle Police.

The Washington Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will decide whether the identities of Seattle police officers who attended events in the nation’s capital on the day of the insurrection are protected under the state’s public records law.

The Seattle Police Department is making efforts to return multiple containers or comics and other collectibles to their rightful owners. 

Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best is reportedly a finalist to lead the New York Police Department (NYPD).

A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Seattle.