Update: Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) timeline. Some of the information on the CAD timeline has been redacted due to the on-going homicide investigation. Update 6/20/2020: This update includes officers’ body worn camera footage and other open-source videos. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Seattle Police Department’s… [ Keep reading ]
A 21-year-old man is in custody in connection with a break-in and arson at a Capitol Hill business inside the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) area. On June 14th, the owners of a Capitol Hill garage in the 1700 block of 12th Avenue were alerted to a break-in at their business…. [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are attempting to identify the individual responsible for breaking the East Precinct lobby window on Saturday, June 13th. At approximately 12:30 PM, security cameras captured the suspect cut through a fence surrounding the East Precinct and then use a pair of bolt cutters to break the lobby window. Bystanders… [ Keep reading ]
Update 6/19/20: The employee in this incident has now been charged with assault and has been terminated from the Seattle Police Department. Original: The Washington State Patrol arrested a Seattle Police Department civilian employee this evening following a shooting that occurred on I-5 over the weekend. The Washington State Patrol… [ Keep reading ]
Update: 6/19/20 The Use of Force policy around Neck Holds and Carotid Restraints has been released. Below is the updated policy with the changes in Bold 8.050 – Use of Force Definitions (changes only)Types of Force:Force: Any physical coercion by an officer in performance ofofficial duties, including the following types… [ Keep reading ]
Updated 6/19 SPD Arson/Bomb Unit detectives and South Precinct Anti-Crime Team officers arrested a 34-year-old Pierce County man on June 18th for setting a fire outside the East Precinct. Police booked the man into the King County Jail for reckless burning and arson. — Detectives are attempting to identify a… [ Keep reading ]
A 25-year-old Tacoma, Washington, resident was arrested this morning on five federal counts of arson for burning five Seattle Police vehicles parked in the area of Sixth and Pine in downtown Seattle on Saturday, May 30, 2020, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. Margret Channon was taken into custody without… [ Keep reading ]
Please watch this video for an update about the situation at the East Precinct and my message to each and every one of you. Stay safe and take care of one another. Carmen Best Chief of Police 6/11/20 11:05am *Point of clarification. We are only releasing this publicly after hearing… [ Keep reading ]
Many of the demonstration cases sent to the King County Prosecutor’s Office are still being reviewed. This is just a small sample of assault cases sent over to the KCPAO for consideration. Additional charges or amended charges could be filed by the Prosecutor’s Office in the future. On May 29th,… [ Keep reading ]
By order of the Chief, Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-07, effective immediately all Seattle Police Department officers who are assigned to work demonstrations where they will have contact with the public are ordered to have body-worn video recording during demonstrations. This Directive modifies Manual Section 16.090.