The Seattle City Council passed a bill Tuesday allowing police officers — in limited cases — to use weapons like tear gas, ...

A new team is in place in north Seattle to help people on the streets who are homeless, in crisis, or need help with issues ...

Previous legislation—passed as a result of public outcry—had all but barred the use of less-lethal weapons such as tear gas ...

The Seattle City Council Tuesday reauthorized the use of blast balls, pepper spray, and pepper by police for crowd-control purposes, despite the objections of people who said they were impacted by ...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's goal of 1,450 fully trained and deployable police officers is showing signs of progress as recent recruitment efforts begin to pay off. The department, which has ...

The Seattle Police Department’s response to protests has been among the most stubborn issues for a department seeking to emerge from oversight of a federal judge. Although the department faced ...

The Seattle City Council voted to approve legislation that sets ground rules on crowd management for the police department.

SEATTLE — It's one thing to hear that more police officers are joining Seattle police than are leaving the department ... A serious staffing crisis hit SPD in 2020 - an influx of officers ...

The Seattle City Council is set to approve new rules for how the Seattle Police Department can use crowd control weapons. CHS reported here on the legislation needed to replace SPD’s crowd control ...

SEATTLE, Wash. — The City of Seattle welcomed a new Police Chief on Thursday. Chief Shon Barnes marked his first day by ...