UPDATE 10/30 1030 AM: The public turned in a total of 741.5 pounds of miscellaneous prescription medications on Saturday. Here are the total in pounds by precinct: North Precinct: 248 pounds West Precinct: 67 pounds East Precinct: 205.5 pounds South Precinct: 90 pounds Southwest Precinct: 131 pounds. There will… [ Keep reading ]
Join us tomorrow, Wednesday October 4, 2017 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm for National Coffee with A Cop Day. We’ll be hosting events citywide in all five precincts at the following Starbucks locations. East Precinct: 2300 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98144 North Precinct: 7100 East Green Lake Dr N, Seattle,… [ Keep reading ]
We join with police departments around the country in expressing our sorrow over the horrific acts last night in Las Vegas. This shooting is yet another reminder of how suddenly and unexpectedly terror and tragedy can strike. Early this morning, I sent a message to Sheriff Lombardo indicating that SPD… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police Officer’s Matthew Roberson, Erin Rodriguez and youth mentee Marianna Sijera are back in Seattle from Houston, Texas where they teamed up to assist with Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts along with dozens of other National Police Athletic League (PAL) volunteers. While in Houston they distributed pallets of critical supplies… [ Keep reading ]
Today the Seattle Police Department released its semiannual report detailing bias crimes and incidents for the first half of 2017. During this time, a total of 178 criminal and non-criminal bias based incidents were reported, up from the 128 incidents reported at the same time last year. The increase in… [ Keep reading ]
Perhaps you have seen some of these signs in parking garages around town. While car prowls incidents are still down across the city, the Seattle Police Department continues to work with the owners of local garages in an attempt to keep car prowls from occurring inside the facilities. The signs will… [ Keep reading ]
Today, the Seattle Police Department mourns the loss of retired Assistant Chief Noreen T. Skagen, a deeply respected pioneer in policing. She was 87 years of age. Noreen Skagen began her career with the Seattle Police Department during the 1960’s, serving as one of the Seattle Police Department’s first ‘police women.’… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police officer and certified EMT Kevin Oshikawa-Clay knows what it’s like to be in the right place at the right time. Just a week into paternity leave following the birth of his second child, Officer Oshikawa-Clay took a breather from his parental duties for an evening soccer match at… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s police officers have embraced reform and have worked incredibly hard to build community trust. We do not intend to go backwards. It is truly unfortunate that in today’s toxic environment, politicians at both ends of the spectrum have sought to inflame passions by politicizing what we do. We remain… [ Keep reading ]
As the Chief of Police, I will not participate in political theater occurring days before an election. My commitment to this job and this city have been obvious to anyone taking part in our efforts to make SPD a national leader and to keep Seattle one of the safest cities… [ Keep reading ]
