Assistant Chief Clark Kimerer’s well-earned reputation as a philosopher and academic earned him a spot in George Mason University’s Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy Hall of Fame this week for his decades-long efforts to promote the use of scientific research to drive changes to SPD’s policies and practices. It was… [ Keep reading ]
Captain David Proudfoot, a 25-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department, was appointed the new South Precinct commander on Thursday. “After hearing repeatedly from community members during the selection process of the need for consistent leadership at the South Precinct, I have asked Captain David Proudfoot to lead the precinct,”… [ Keep reading ]
Today, the Washington State Supreme Court provided law enforcement agencies across the state with guidance clarifying some of the complicated laws surrounding a relatively new tool in modern policing: in-car video systems. In a 5-4 split decision, the state Supreme Court has ruled the Seattle Police Department—and consequently other state… [ Keep reading ]
Following the recommendation of the Seattle City Attorney’s Office, Seattle Police Chief Harry Bailey has cleared an SPD officer in a 2010 misconduct case, in which the officer was involved in an off-duty altercation outside a Ballard bar. The letter from the City Attorney’s Office, explaining how expert testimony impacted this… [ Keep reading ]
As part of the implementation of Seattle Police Department’s 2012 settlement agreement with the Department of Justice, SPD command staff assigned Bob Scales to act as a liaison between the department and the Community Police Commission (CPC). The CPC asked Mr. Scales to produce a preliminary analysis of stops, citations… [ Keep reading ]
Yesterday, a group of Seattle Police Department officers filed a lawsuit against federal and city officials in an effort to block the department’s current reform efforts. This lawsuit, brought by 123 of the department’s 1300 sworn employees, does not represent the views of the Seattle Police Department. The department is… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department is aggressively pursuing leads in several recent incidents of gun violence in Rainier Beach, Othello Park and the Central District. Last night, police were called to the 9400 block of Rainier Avenue South, where officers found evidence that more than 50 rounds were fired from a high-powered rifle and… [ Keep reading ]
SPD officers arrested a 16-year-old robber on Rainier Tuesday evening after he and two of his friends attacked a 64-year-old woman and stole her purse, walker and medication. Just after 4 pm, the woman was walking near Rainier Ave S and S Andover St after picking up a prescription at… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested two men and a woman Monday afternoon after they rammed a patrol car and led police on a foot chase on Capitol Hill. At about 1:30 pm on Monday May 5th, patrol officers saw a car make an illegal left turn at 12 Avenue and E Denny Way… [ Keep reading ]
A man called 911 early Tuesday morning and reported that he had been attacked in Lake City by two men armed with a stun gun. As the victim was walking in the 12500 block of 27th Avenue NE he heard footsteps approaching behind him before a man yelled “Get off… [ Keep reading ]