The Seattle Police Department is honored to announce that Chief Carmen Best was appointed Chair of the Seattle United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Leadership Council. “The Seattle Police Department has worked incredibly hard to ensure our youth has access to the opportunities they deserve,” said Chief Carmen Best. “For more… [ Keep reading ]
Following is a message that Interim Chief Carmen Best shared with employees earlier this morning. Hello everyone, and Happy New Year. I have had the pleasure of working with you for the past 26 years. There is no greater honor than to serve as your Chief. I want to thank… [ Keep reading ]
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) declared November 13 – 19, Traffic Incident Response Week, to highlight the work first responders do to keep the public safe. Seattle Police, Seattle Fire, and Seattle Department of Transportation employees respond to crashes every day. The City of Seattle recognized that this can be a dangerous… [ Keep reading ]
As part of the National Police Foundation Initiative, the Seattle Police Department is publishing our crisis contact data to highlight transparency around our policy, process, and training with regards to police responses and investigations involving individuals in crisis. Working to maintain public trust is one of our core principles. Our officers… [ Keep reading ]
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 ]
