Flashbangs, dispersal order given by police on day 9 of Seattle protests
Police used flash bang devices and pepper spray to disperse a crowd of protesters in Seattle Saturday night, the ninth consecutive day of George Floyd protests in the city.
Police used flash bang devices and pepper spray to disperse a crowd of protesters in Seattle Saturday night, the ninth consecutive day of George Floyd protests in the city.
Seattle announces 30-day ban on use of CS tear gas during protests
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on Friday announced a 30-day ban on the use of tear gas during protests.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on Friday announced a 30-day ban on the use of tear gas during protests.
Seattle-area labor council says it could expel police union
The Seattle area’s largest labor group says it will expel the Seattle Police Officers Guild later this month unless the union admits that racism is a problem in law enforcement and agrees to address that problem in negotiating its next contract with the city.
The Seattle area’s largest labor group says it will expel the Seattle Police Officers Guild later this month unless the union admits that racism is a problem in law enforcement and agrees to address that problem in negotiating its next contract with the city.
Citizen journalist captures attention of mayor, police chief in midst of protests
SEATTLE – City officials have turned to local citizen journalists to learn how to reduce confrontations between police and peaceful demonstrators.Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best met with a man Wednesday night who has been covering the ongoing protest for several days.Citizen journalist Omari Salisbury works with Converge Media and Africatown.He captured tense moments between protestors and police Monday night.
SEATTLE – City officials have turned to local citizen journalists to learn how to reduce confrontations between police and peaceful demonstrators.Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best met with a man Wednesday night who has been covering the ongoing protest for several days.Citizen journalist Omari Salisbury works with Converge Media and Africatown.He captured tense moments between protestors and police Monday night.
Seattle police chief: Badge numbers will be 'prominently displayed'
Police officers’ badge numbers will be “prominently displayed” following complaints by people protesting the death of George Floyd that black bands over the shields obscured the digits, Seattle’s police chief said Thursday.
Police officers’ badge numbers will be “prominently displayed” following complaints by people protesting the death of George Floyd that black bands over the shields obscured the digits, Seattle’s police chief said Thursday.
Amid protests, some call for radical changes including defunding Seattle Police
SEATTLE -- The Seattle City Council held a special meeting to hear from residents and people involved in the protests so far.Several council members are clearly not happy with the Seattle Police Department.Some residents who spoke up during public comment asked the council for some radical changes, including defunding the police department.For days and days, we’ve seen thousands march and demonstrate peacefully - and not peacefully - not only for George Floyd but to fight racial injustices playing out across the US for generations.“Every day I feel like I walk around like a possible obituary,” Willard Jimerson of said.Seattle police say they have had to use force when events turned dangerous.But during Monday’s protest, some say water bottles thrown at police should not have lead officers to overreact with pepper spray and tear gas.“You have the power to create actual actionable change.
SEATTLE -- The Seattle City Council held a special meeting to hear from residents and people involved in the protests so far.Several council members are clearly not happy with the Seattle Police Department.Some residents who spoke up during public comment asked the council for some radical changes, including defunding the police department.For days and days, we’ve seen thousands march and demonstrate peacefully - and not peacefully - not only for George Floyd but to fight racial injustices playing out across the US for generations.“Every day I feel like I walk around like a possible obituary,” Willard Jimerson of said.Seattle police say they have had to use force when events turned dangerous.But during Monday’s protest, some say water bottles thrown at police should not have lead officers to overreact with pepper spray and tear gas.“You have the power to create actual actionable change.
City to pull request to end years of federal oversight of Seattle Police Department
The City of Seattle says it will withdraw a pending motion to bring to a close years of federal oversight of the Seattle Police Department, citing the desire to review the response to recent protests first.
The City of Seattle says it will withdraw a pending motion to bring to a close years of federal oversight of the Seattle Police Department, citing the desire to review the response to recent protests first.
Huge crowd protests in Seattle as criticism of police mounts; curfew canceled
A sea of protesters packed streets in Seattle on Wednesday in a sixth straight day of demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd, amid increasing criticism of the police department’s repeated use of tear gas and flash-bangs to disperse mostly peaceful crowds.
A sea of protesters packed streets in Seattle on Wednesday in a sixth straight day of demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd, amid increasing criticism of the police department’s repeated use of tear gas and flash-bangs to disperse mostly peaceful crowds.
Seattle mayor, police chief vow to review tactics amid continuing protests
SEATTLE -- Seattle’s mayor and police chief promised a large crowd of protesters Tuesday to review the department’s use of pepper spray and flash-bang grenades to break up a crowd of peaceful protesters the night before, encouraging them to keep marching as long as they do not do damage.“Your voices holding me accountable are important and you should continue to raise them,” Mayor Jenny Durkan told those assembled outside the city’s Emergency Operations Center downtown. “We want you to march. ...
SEATTLE -- Seattle’s mayor and police chief promised a large crowd of protesters Tuesday to review the department’s use of pepper spray and flash-bang grenades to break up a crowd of peaceful protesters the night before, encouraging them to keep marching as long as they do not do damage.“Your voices holding me accountable are important and you should continue to raise them,” Mayor Jenny Durkan told those assembled outside the city’s Emergency Operations Center downtown. “We want you to march. ...
12,000 complaints filed against Seattle Police officers after weekend protests, riots
SEATTLE -- The office tasked with investigating Seattle Police misconduct has received roughly 12,000 complaints following weekend protests that were largely peaceful before rioters and outside groups came in to loot and destroy.A news release from the Office of Police Accountability, an independent office within SPD that investigates police misconduct complaints, said there are 10 alleged incidents that have garnered the most complaints:
SEATTLE -- The office tasked with investigating Seattle Police misconduct has received roughly 12,000 complaints following weekend protests that were largely peaceful before rioters and outside groups came in to loot and destroy.A news release from the Office of Police Accountability, an independent office within SPD that investigates police misconduct complaints, said there are 10 alleged incidents that have garnered the most complaints:
Seattle cop removes fellow officer’s knee from neck of man detained during riots, video shows
SEATTLE -- A Seattle police officer was seen on video pulling a fellow cop’s knee off the neck of a man who was being detained among a group of looters Saturday night.Crosscut journalist Matt McKnight captured the act as looters raided a T-Mobile store during demonstrations for George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis last week as he pleaded for air after a white police officer used a similar method to pin him down.The video shows looters streaming out of the store as police arrive on bicycles.
SEATTLE -- A Seattle police officer was seen on video pulling a fellow cop’s knee off the neck of a man who was being detained among a group of looters Saturday night.Crosscut journalist Matt McKnight captured the act as looters raided a T-Mobile store during demonstrations for George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis last week as he pleaded for air after a white police officer used a similar method to pin him down.The video shows looters streaming out of the store as police arrive on bicycles.
SPD: 57 arrests, 'hundreds' of buildings damaged during weekend's riots
SEATTLE - More than 50 people were arrested and "hundreds of buildings and businesses" were damaged in riots that riled Seattle streets over the weekend, police said.Seattle police released a tentative timeline of the weekend's protests and riots.
SEATTLE - More than 50 people were arrested and "hundreds of buildings and businesses" were damaged in riots that riled Seattle streets over the weekend, police said.Seattle police released a tentative timeline of the weekend's protests and riots.
Mayor Jenny Durkan announces city-wide curfew amid downtown chaos; Inslee activates National Guard
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced a city-wide curfew from 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. for Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31 after chaos broke out downtown.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced a city-wide curfew from 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. for Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31 after chaos broke out downtown.
Boeing to restart 737 MAX production, layoff thousands
SEATTLE -- Pink slips are expected to go out this week for thousands of Boeing employees.
SEATTLE -- Pink slips are expected to go out this week for thousands of Boeing employees.
Amazon reportedly delays Prime Day event until September
Amazon may postpone its annual Prime Day event until September as the company works to regain its footing amid an unexpected spike in online orders due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Amazon may postpone its annual Prime Day event until September as the company works to regain its footing amid an unexpected spike in online orders due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Boeing supplier pivots portion of work to construct face shields
Workers who once had been laid off are now back on the clock to help build protective equipment for doctors, dentists and medical professionals everywhere.
Workers who once had been laid off are now back on the clock to help build protective equipment for doctors, dentists and medical professionals everywhere.
Delta Air Lines to retire Boeing 777 fleet as coronavirus crushes demand
Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it will retire its fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft and remove them from service by the end of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on travel demand.The air carrier's decision to retire the Boeing jets, which entered service with the airline in 1999 and expanded to 18 aircraft, comes shortly after it announced that it would retire its fleet of aging single-aisle MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft in June."We're making strategic, cost-effective changes to our fleet to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic while also ensuring Delta is well-positioned for the recovery on the backside of the crisis," Delta Chief Operating Officer Gil West said in a statement.The airline said in a regulatory filing on Thursday that the moves were made to "better align our network with lower passenger demand" and "streamline and modernize our fleet, and generate cost savings." It also said the move to retire the 777 and MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft will result in second quarter non-cash impairment charges of $1.4 billion to $1.7 billion, before tax.More than 650 of the carrier's mainline and regional aircraft have been parked due to the virus' impact on the air travel industry, which has been decimated since the outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting stay-at-home orders issued by state and local governments.Nearly 177,000 passengers were screened at TSA checkpoints across the country on Wednesday, compared to more than 2.3 million a year ago – a more than 92 percent decrease.
Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it will retire its fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft and remove them from service by the end of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on travel demand.The air carrier's decision to retire the Boeing jets, which entered service with the airline in 1999 and expanded to 18 aircraft, comes shortly after it announced that it would retire its fleet of aging single-aisle MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft in June."We're making strategic, cost-effective changes to our fleet to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic while also ensuring Delta is well-positioned for the recovery on the backside of the crisis," Delta Chief Operating Officer Gil West said in a statement.The airline said in a regulatory filing on Thursday that the moves were made to "better align our network with lower passenger demand" and "streamline and modernize our fleet, and generate cost savings." It also said the move to retire the 777 and MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft will result in second quarter non-cash impairment charges of $1.4 billion to $1.7 billion, before tax.More than 650 of the carrier's mainline and regional aircraft have been parked due to the virus' impact on the air travel industry, which has been decimated since the outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting stay-at-home orders issued by state and local governments.Nearly 177,000 passengers were screened at TSA checkpoints across the country on Wednesday, compared to more than 2.3 million a year ago – a more than 92 percent decrease.
Boeing goes another month without a single airliner order
Boeing failed to sell a single commercial airplane but saw orders for 108 planes canceled in April as a sharp drop in air travel erased any demand among airlines for new jetliners.
Boeing failed to sell a single commercial airplane but saw orders for 108 planes canceled in April as a sharp drop in air travel erased any demand among airlines for new jetliners.
Amazon to extend 'work from home' policy for eligible employees through October
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon is extending its work from home plan for eligible employees through October.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon is extending its work from home plan for eligible employees through October.
Small businesses in Renton struggling COVID-19 worried about Boeing layoffs
Boeing announced Wednesday it's cutting 10-percent of jobs companywide, impacting thousands of employees. Small business owners in the City of Renton are worried about how the job cuts could impact their revenue.
Boeing announced Wednesday it's cutting 10-percent of jobs companywide, impacting thousands of employees. Small business owners in the City of Renton are worried about how the job cuts could impact their revenue.