Q: Should Seattle create a new department for non-police emergency response? A: Yes Q: Should Seattle reduce the police department’s budget? A: Maybe Q: Should Seattle increase the police department’s budget? A: No Q: Do you support rent control in Seattle? A: Yes Q: Should more...
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department and Seattle officials asked a judge Tuesday to end most federal oversight of the city’s police department, saying its sustained, decade-long reform efforts are a model for other cities whose law enforcement ag
SEATTLE -- During a Seattle City Council confirmation hearing, Seattle Police Chief-nominee Kathleen O’Toole said she has many objectives if hired, one being restoring pride within the department.“Unfortunately, there will always be a share of bad apples, but I met some wonderful peopl...
1. Seattle.gov:https://www.seattle.gov/police/information-and-data/data/crime-dashboard 2. NeighborhoodScout:https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/wa/seattle/crime 3. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUHMetroBriefReports/NSDUHMetr...
Police Chief Being Probed -- City hires Seattle attorney in wake of allegations by Yakima police officer -- Chief Don BlesioWES NELSON YAKIMA HERALDREPUBLIC
Police in Seattle have cleared out the city's 'autonomous zone' and arrested over 30 protesters following an executive order from Mayor Jenny Durkan.
During the Seahawks Super Bowl parade in February, the Seattle Emergency Operations Center sent an alert that asked people to wean off cell phone use to keep 911 lines open. Then at the Torchlight Parade in July, Seattle Police asked citizens to text friends and family instead of ...
In that spirit, as violence and chaos took hold in the Pacific Northwest last month, Seattle’s ultra-progressive City Council unanimously enacted this law barring the textbook non-lethal police response. It is an inane policy because, stripped of standard non-lethal tactics, police are left wit...
The Madison, Wisconsin, police chief has been named as the chief of police in Seattle Associated PressDec. 20, 2024 Takeaways From the Associated Press’ Reporting on Prison Labor in Alabama No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out t...
Seattle; the JumpStart payroll tax on big businesses (which has provided hundreds of millions of dollars for affordable housing and other priorities every year since); legislation repealing laws against “drug loitering” and “prostitution loitering”; and a law (which the police havefailed to ...