Faced with an unprecedented shortage of officers, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) is actively recruiting recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival Status (DACA) to become cops. It’s possible thanks to bipartisan legislation that went into effect on June 6. Senate Bill 6157 allows DA...
Four boys between 12 and 16 have been charged in a series of crimes in which they allegedly stole cars, robbed a convenience store at gunpoint, almost ran over people and tried to escape from police. One of the suspects, a 15-year-old, is suspected of “actively recruiting”...
Seattle Police Guild Vice President said in a news release. “This contract recognizes the hard work done by all Seattle Police Officers and rightfully compensates them as the highest paid officers in Washington State. It is my hope that this new deal will assist in recruiting and retaining off...
In 1947, the Seattle Police Department started to crack down on after-hours venues. That year alone, they raided 90-some nightclubs, including jazz and R&B rooms such as the Black and Tan as well as the Rocking Chair, which was shuttered the following year. Between 1948 an...
In this week's paper: Jonah Spangenthal-Lee talked to a one-woman crusader against military recruiting at Seattle parks facilities; I busted a prominent Democratic consultant for doing work for Republicans on the side; Eli wrote about your election fears; and I took a closer look at the "...
Building on her work with theDepartment of Justice, Durkan has turned her concentration on terrorism and national security issues. One of her higher-profile cases included the successful prosecution of two individuals who planned to plant explosives in a recruiting facility in Seattle. ...
Until then, the system will lean on defenders like Cuevas, whose recruiting pitch is straightforward: The lows may be low, but the highs really matter. “There’s a high of getting someone who was in an impossible situation into a much better position,” Cuevas said. “That’s i...
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone in urban areas. Some of these impacts in the United States have negatively affected People of Color more than their White counterparts. Using Seattle, Washington as a case study, we investigated whether inequit