One man dead, one woman recovering from Belltown apartment building stabbing
One man has died and one woman is recovering in the hospital after a stabbing inside a Belltown apartment building Wednesday, Seattle Police said.
SPD intends to keep department ‘whole’ after council votes to cut budget, officers
Seattle Police Department is vowing to keep its department “as whole as possible” after city council voted to cut its budget for the rest of the year, suggesting 100 officer layoffs.
Seattle City Council overrides Mayor Durkan's veto of cuts to police budget
The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to override all three vetoes that Mayor Jenny Durkan announced last month, which means the cuts to the Seattle Police Department can proceed.
Seattle City Council set to vote on whether to override Durkan's veto of SPD budget cuts
The controversial budget approved by the council includes cutting off funding for roughly 100 police officers, cutting salaries of police command staff, scrapping the city's navigation team and diverting those funds to boost community programs.
Seattle police drop effort to get protest images from media
The Seattle Police Department will withdraw a subpoena requiring five Seattle news organizations to give them unpublished news videos and photos taken during racial injustice demonstrations May 30 that investigators argued would help them solve arson and theft cases.
Watchdog: Seattle officer's pepper-spraying of child was unintended
Seattle’s police watchdog on Friday released the results of several investigations stemming from complaints over officer conduct during anti-racism protests, finding in the most high-profile case that an officer did not mean to pepper-spray a young boy.
Seattle Police: One dead, one arrested after stabbing near Kerry Park
Homicide detectives are investigating following the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old man near Kerry Park early Friday morning.
Sources: Person of interest found dead after Seattle homicide is prolific repeat offender
Sources say the person of interest in what’s being called a domestic violence homicide is Travis Berge, a homeless man in downtown Seattle known for his love for meth and his eccentric behavior.
Two people killed after 18-year-old crashes while driving stolen vehicle
Two people were killed early Friday morning when an 18-year-old male driving a stolen vehicle collided with a sedan in South Seattle.
Woman arrested for machete attack near Seattle PD's East Precinct
At the same time the guard was stabbed, a group of protesters down the block had dumped garbage and set fire to a flag on the SPD East Precinct fence line. Protesters placed a tourniquet on the guard and waited for medics to arrive.
Police: Over 20 arrests made during protest march to Seattle Police Officers Guild
Twenty-two protesters were arrested Monday as many threw explosives, rocks, and bear spray at officers during a march in Seattle, police say.
Seattle Police moving detectives into patrol division to respond to 911 calls
SPD says they plan to relocate 100 of their officers into the patrol division.
Seattle police to redeploy 100 officers to 911 response
The Seattle Police Department is reassigning 100 officers from specialty units to patrol in hopes of increasing community engagement and speeding up 911 responses.
Concrete barriers going up at Seattle's East Precinct after rioters set fire, tried to trap officers inside
Days after rioters climbed a chain-link fence, set a fire outside Seattle PD's East Precinct and tried to trap officers inside, the city is installing concrete barriers to protect the building.
Jacob Blake’s aunt calls for peaceful protests in nephew’s name
The day after Seattle Police arrested more than a dozen protesters in multiple demonstrations, the aunt of Jacob Blake told a group of people in front of City Hall to peacefully protest in her nephew’s name.
Arsonists set fire to Seattle Police Officers Guild
Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who can identify the two arsonists who hurled three Molotov cocktails at the Seattle Police Officers Guild in the 2900 block of 4th Ave S. in SoDo Monday night.
Seattle Police officer on paid leave after video shows officer nearly hit protesters with vehicle
A Seattle Police officer is on paid leave and under investigation after reportedly driving onto a Seattle sidewalk, nearly hitting protesters during a demonstration on Aug. 13.