Neighborhood officers coming back to Seattle after long hiatus The Seattle Police Department will soon have a bigger presence in neighborhoods. Community members will be trained to handle non-emergency incidents.... Paige Browning
How to respond to hate (this applies to you, too, Seattle) The 911 call came in two days after the presidential election from the security guard at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle. He was reporting a possible... David Hyde
Seattle police reform will continue on in Trump era In 2012, the City of Seattle and the federal government agreed to implement sweeping reforms of the city’s police department. Marcie Sillman
Police body cameras are a thorny, complicated issue Bill Radke sits down with Seattle journalist McKenzie Funk, the author of the New York Times Magazine piece "Should We See Everything a Cop Sees?" It's... Shane Mehling
4 officers, 1 social worker, 9,200 crisis calls: Could a new app help Seattle? It’s 11 in the morning. Officer Louis Chan is scanning through the 911 calls that have come through, waiting to be handled. One call stands out: A... Ruby de Luna
SPD denies it used social media surveillance to target activists The ACLU of California raised concerns this week that the social media tracker called Geofeedia can be used to target activists of color. Based on those... Paige Browning
Longtime police watchdogs cheer as Inspector General comes to Seattle Police departments around the country are responding to outcries over controversial police shootings. Many, like Seattle, are also under scrutiny by the... Amy Radil
Seattle police may have read your social media posts, against city policy Use a social media site in the last two years? Seattle police may have read your posts. The police department has been using social media tracking... Paige Browning
Seattle Mayor's 2017 budget includes millions more for police, homelessness Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Mayor Ed Murray about his 2017 budget proposal. He's calling for hiring 200 additional police officers and an increase of... Kim Malcolm
Put civilians in charge of police oversight, Seattle Mayor Murray says As expected Monday, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray unveiled his budget plans for 2017-2018. The mayor's proposal focuses on two areas that have shaped his term... Paige Browning
