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Inauguration Day in Seattle closes with protests and police

Inauguration Day in Seattle was marked with a protest Wednesday evening that began at Occidental Park and ended up in x. Demonstrators in black bloc said they were there to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement which they tied back to the movement for racial equity and police reform.
Esmy Jimenez
More Seattle police officers admit they attended pro-Trump rally in DC

At a meeting of Seattle’s Community Police Commission Wednesday, the director of Seattle’s Office of Police Accountability disclosed that two additional Seattle Police officers have self-reported attending the pro-Trump rally that led to the riot at the U.S. Capitol building January 6. That makes four officers under investigation for a potential breach of law or of SPD policy.
Amy Radil
Politics

Impeachments, inaugurations, and vaccine troubles this week

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Geekwire contributing editor Monica Nickelsburg, The Stranger staff writer Jasmyne Keimig, and Q13 correspondent Brandi Kruse.
Bill Radke

Sarah Leibovitz
National

Police Officers Across Nation Face Federal Charges For Involvement In Capitol Riots

More than two dozen off-duty officers attended the pro-Trump rally. Federal investigators will determine if they broke any the laws during the insurrection.
Eric Westervelt
Police and reformers face off over proposal to ban chokeholds, tear gas and military equipment

A proposal to impose sweeping restrictions on police tactics and techniques in Washington is highlighting stark differences of opinion between police and reform groups.
Austin Jenkins
National

Court Says Former Officer Who Kneeled On George Floyd's Neck To Stand Trial Alone

A Minnesota judge cited the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as reason to have Derek Chauvin's trial start on March 8, while the other officers involved in Floyd's death will have their trial in August.
Brakkton Booker
National

U.S. Capitol Mob Brings Questions, Fallout For Pro-Trump Police

Some officers are being investigated for involvement at the protests, while others fought off protesters who once supported them.
Martin Kaste
Law & Courts

Seattle police accountability office investigating actions of officers in D.C. during Capitol Building attack

The head of Seattle’s Office of Police Accountability says the agency's investigation will focus on the words and actions of at least two Seattle police officers, who allegedly attended last week’s pro-Trump rally that devolved into an insurrection at the Capitol Building.
Amy Radil
Politics

What a Week to Review

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with DJ Wilson of the Washington State Wire, Allison
Bill Radke

Sarah Leibovitz
National

Columbus, Ohio, Officer Who Shot And Killed Andre Hill Is Fired

"This is what accountability looks like," Police Chief Tom Quinlan said Monday. "Mr. [Adam] Coy will now have to answer to the state investigators for the death of Andre Hill."
Vanessa Romo

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