Take Your Youngsters To Work Day Thank you Council Member Rob Johnson for inviting SPD to hang out during Take Your Youngsters to Work Day at City Hall. We had blast, especially our Arson and Bomb Squad dog Jazzy. .@CMRobJohnson and @SeattleCouncil hosted #TakeYourYoungstersToWorkDay at City Hall! Thank you for… [ Keep reading ]
The Department held it’s biweekly SeaStat meeting Wednesday and the most recent crime statistics for Seattle Police are now available here. Launched in August 2014, SeaStat is aimed at quickly addressing crime hotspots based on analysis of crime data and community reports of incidents. The Department holds meetings every two… [ Keep reading ]
SPD Expands Naloxone Program with Support from P.A.A.R.I. Today the Seattle Police Department announced its receipt of a $5,000 donation from the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) made to the Seattle Police Foundation to help continue efforts to expand its naloxone program. This donation will go toward purchasing… [ Keep reading ]
Meet Officer Young Jun Lim Three officers were recently added to the newly redrawn West Precinct. One of those is Officer Young Jun Lim, will work the beat in the Chinatown-International District. Say hello to Officer Lim when you see him out there in the CID. Meet Chinatown's new beat… [ Keep reading ]
Connecting With Our Youth We recently launched a mentorship, pairing middle school students with officers. The mentorship is part of the expanding Seattle Police Activities League (SEAPAL) programming designed to be a proactive, prevention-oriented strategy building relationships between youth, police and community. Click here for more information. SPD Launches SEAPAL… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department recently launched a mentorship, pairing middle school students with officers. The mentorship is part of the expanding Seattle Police Activities League (SEAPAL) programming designed to be a proactive, prevention-oriented strategy building relationships between youth, police and community. SEAPAL focuses on providing youth the opportunity to be… [ Keep reading ]
BIG CITY EMERGENCY MANAGERS MEET IN SEATTLE This week emergency managers from all over the country met in Seattle to share best practices and foster the development and growth of robust and nimble emergency management operations in the nation’s largest, most at-risk metropolitan jurisdictions so that the country is better… [ Keep reading ]
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY This week we saluted women everywhere on International Women’s Day and highlighted a few of our very own. Chief Carmen Best joined with other women City leaders for a discussion hosted by Seattle City Light titled “Women in Power: Press for Progress.” Panelist included Mayor Jenny Durkan, Deputy… [ Keep reading ]
WE’RE ON INSTAGRAM K9 Officer Pele is always on the lookout for the next adventure with her partner, Officer TJ San Miguel. #kerrypark A post shared by Seattle Police (@spdinthecommunity) on Feb 27, 2018 at 7:21pm PST Sniff us out on Instagram for the coolest K-9 pics and more. KEEPING UP… [ Keep reading ]
BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT SPD Thanks to Delbert Richardson, Founder of the American History Traveling Museum, the SPD Race & Social Justice Initiative Team & Seattle Police Metropolitan Museum for helping us honor some of SPD’s African American pioneers at our Black History Month Celebration at HQ. pic.twitter.com/YrFUUsCU00 — Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
