From the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild (SPOG): The Officer of the Month for October 2011 is Officer Erik Warner from the West Precinct Community Police Team and Officer Kevin O’Neill from the Traffic Division, as nominated by Officer Randy Robinson for their actions during a recent suicide attempt by a… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Professional Accountability Complaints Report for August 2011 is now available. To view the report in its entirety, please click here: https://www.seattle.gov/police/OPA/Docs/MonthlyReports/2011_Aug_MonthlyReport.pdf
Detective Denise “Cookie” Bouldin will receive a Community Builder Award from the Seattle Neighborhood Group (SNG) at their annual Volunteer Recognition reception on Thursday, October 20th. The event will be held at the Yesler Terrace Community Center located at 917 E. Yesler Way from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Detective Bouldin… [ Keep reading ]
A letter of thanks to the SPD – from “Dan”: A lot of you guys..ladies..too..neighbors..ok..know and call me dan //thank. you ..i have just read your mission statement and believe you guys try real hard to follow it..you are motivated ,and tried , for the most part to treat me with… [ Keep reading ]
On Friday, October 7th, Lieutenant John Hayes was presented with the first annual Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Washington Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. The department unanimously nominated him for this honor to express gratitude for years of dedication to the department. The Distinguished Alumni Awared was initiated this year… [ Keep reading ]
Please see the below news release from the Mayor’s Office: LEAD program will help make neighborhoods safer For years our society has wrestled with the problem of how to deal with the impacts of low-level drug offenses and drug addiction. The U.S. settled on a solution based on criminalization. It… [ Keep reading ]
On October 11th from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. an awards ceremony was held at the King County Administration Building to honor two Seattle Police Department Domestic Violence Unit detectives. The ceremony, titled “Taking the Lead to End Domestic Violence”, honored Detectives Elizabeth Ellis and Nadia Fiorini for their outstanding service,… [ Keep reading ]
On October 9th and 10th, the Seattle Police Department’s Community Outreach Section staffed a booth at the 7th Arab Festival held at the Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion. The Arab Festival, hosted by the Arab Center of Washington, is an opportunity to experience Arab culture through food, dance, music, lectures and… [ Keep reading ]
Ever wanted to go on a police ride along but never had the time? Curious as to what a day in the life of a Seattle Police footbeat officer looks like? Now you can – virtually. Join us on October 11th for Tweetalong Tuesday. Follow West Precinct footbeat officers Jeremy Pinkerton and Michael Eastman as they go… [ Keep reading ]
On 10/5/2011, at approximately 8:40 a.m., Mayor Mike McGinn, Safe Kids Seattle, FedEx, Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle Police Department, Feet First and parent leaders from Graham Hill Elementary walked with children to school to advocate for safer walking environments for children. Following the walk to Graham Hill Elementary, Mayor McGinn was … [ Keep reading ]
