Seattle's inspector general wants minor traffic stops to end

A City of Seattle office is hoping the Seattle Police Department will consider putting an end to less serious traffic stops; the goal is saving lives.

Seattle Police: 26-year-old purse snatcher targeted Asian women

Seattle Police have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection to a 31-day theft spree targeting women who are primarily Asian. 

Man accused of purse-snatching from more than a dozen women in Seattle neighborhoods

Police have arrested 26-year-old man suspected of stealing purses and bags from more than a dozen women in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, Rainier Valley and Beacon Hill neighborhoods.

Controversial reverend hosts event that prompts protests in Bellevue

Police in Bellevue were on high alert Tuesday night as several planned protests took place and a group marched in the streets of downtown.

Seattle police want 'clarity' from UW after confusion over domestic violence case

The Seattle Police Department is seeking to clarify its relationship with the University of Washington after asking campus police to help locate a woman accused of making violent, racist threats against her former boyfriend.

Seattle police watchdog calls officer’s actions dangerous

A Seattle police sergeant who drove an unmarked SUV onto a sidewalk toward protesters during last summer’s demonstrations violated the department’s policy to preserve life and safety, a police oversight agency said in a report released Friday.

Washington Legislature approves police reform bills

The Washington Legislature has approved two more key police accountability bills — one imposing restrictions on tactics and equipment, and another establishing a statewide standard on use of force.

Legislature: Elected officials must OK tear gas use by cops

Mayors, county executives or even the governor would have to give their approval before police could use tear gas to quell riots under a compromise reached Thursday in the Washington Legislature.

Shooting at South Seattle encampment
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Police say a man and a woman were shot in the stomach at a homeless encampment in South Seattle.

Washington legislature approves duty to intervene police reform bill

The Washington Legislature on Tuesday approved a measure requiring police to intervene if they see a fellow officer using, or attempting to use excessive force.

Seattle police lieutenant retires rather than face firing

A Seattle police lieutenant has retired rather than face a recommendation that she be fired after an internal investigation found she directed a city contractor to remove trash from her home and lied about it.

Seattle firefighter charged in child sex sting arrested again for 2019 rape

A Seattle firefighter charged with allegedly trying to have sex with children has been arrested again in connection with a 2019 rape of a minor. 

Pastor speaks out after deadly shooting inside Seattle church

Seattle Police are investigating a deadly shooting inside Emerald City Bible Fellowship in Seattle's Rainier Valley neighborhood.