Past councils restricted the use of so-called less-lethal weapons following the department’s violent response to racial ...

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 ...

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 ...

Harrell told KUOW he is excited about Seattle’s incoming police chief, the expansion of the city’s mental health crisis response team, and implementing new housing strategies. “We think we ...

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