Committed to building trust through community engagement, transparency, and accountability, the Seattle Police Department has continued to strengthen and expand its initiatives to actively engage the community as a partner in keeping Seattle safe and welcoming for all. In our, Community Engagement Program Report May 2018, which was filed yesterday… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE: In the spirit of transparency, we are releasing this body worn video. We consulted with the City Attorney’s Office prior to release. ORIGINAL POST (June 1, 2018) – A Seattle Police officer has been charged with misdemeanor assault after his chain of command filed a complaint with the Office… [ Keep reading ]
Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Washington The Law Enforcement Torch Run made its way through Seattle today to raise awareness for @SO_Washington, @SeattlePD + local law enforcement members and Special Olympics athletes will carry the Flame of Hope into the Opening Ceremony to the Spring Games #TeamWA247 pic.twitter.com/5yivlaIhTh… [ Keep reading ]
Officers are in the process of investigating a bizarre robbery that culminated in a motor vehicle collision on Mercer, an escape route blocked by evening traffic, and two armed suspects turning on each other, all apparently over a $1600 guitar. Just after 6 p.m. this evening, three men and a… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police arrested a King County Sheriff’s deputy at his Capitol Hill apartment building on Wednesday following a 13-hour standoff today. Around 1:30 this morning, a man walked into the East Precinct and said his boyfriend, a King County Sheriff’s deputy, had assaulted him at their apartment in the 1500… [ Keep reading ]
Officers are investigating after a man was shot in the leg following a disturbance in a tent encampment early Monday morning. A man called 911 just after 1 a.m Monday, to report that he had just shot a man who had pointed a firearm at him. Officers arrived at Poplar… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a man was shot in the foot Saturday afternoon. Witnesses began calling 911 just after 1:30 p.m. Saturday to report two men shooting at each other near the intersection of 14 Avenue South and South Jackson Street. Officers flooded the area and found one of the… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a man after a stabbing in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood early Saturday morning. East Precinct bike officers monitoring 2 a.m. bar closing in the 900 block of East Pike street witnessed a fight between several dozen people break out Saturday. The officers went to intervene and a group of people… [ Keep reading ]
Witnesses called officers to the 400 block of Northeast Northgate Way for a report of what they believed to be carjacking at 5:45 Friday evening. Officers arrived and spoke with witnesses who said the 26-year-old man was tossed from a moving vehicle. Seattle Fire Department medics took the victim to the hospital… [ Keep reading ]
There is no greater honor than to have served as the Chief of the Seattle Police Department, in a city and department that I love. I want to thank the Mayor for the opportunity and have agreed to her request that I continue as Interim Chief until a new Chief is… [ Keep reading ]
