The Seattle Police Department’s recent decision to ... Given the city’s overall revenue challenges, it seemed appropriate to make this decision.” Though eliminating the mounted unit will ...

Seattle Public Schools put a moratorium on police in schools in 2020. It is working with police to bring a "school engagement ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department said Monday that it will lose more officers this year than it gains. In 2024, the department had 40 departures and only gained 15, and is projecting more ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department (SPD) welcomed its new chief on Thursday. KING 5 spoke with Chief Shon Barnes about his new role joining a department struggling with understaffing and a ...

What started as a peaceful rally by the Christian grassroots movement DontMessWithOurKids at Cal Anderson Park on Saturday, ...

This list of stories illustrates the pressure on law enforcement staffing and funding in Washington state. Agencies like the ...

The police department is overcoming past recruitment challenges, with a proposed 2026 budget of $462 million to enhance public safety. SEATTLE - Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and Police Chief Shon ...

Protesters clashed with police, leading to 23 arrests during a five-hour confrontation that involved shoving, thrown objects, and pepper spray. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell ... highlighting the ongoing ...

Last weekend, nude sunbathers in Seattle — where public nudity has been officially legal since 1990 — looked up from the lawn ...

Seattle councilmember Rob Saka introduced a resolution to completely cut ties with any commitments to defund the police. After the murder of unarmed Minneapolis resident George Floyd in 2020 ...

The former chief of staff at the Seattle Police Department is demanding the city pay her $3 million over alleged pervasive sexual harassment in the workplace stemming from a rumor that she had a ...

Sedrick T. Stevenson is also wanted on warrants from Kentucky, police said. Port of Seattle Police are searching for an inmate who escaped custody while being transported at Seattle–Tacoma ...