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New Seattle chief of police Shon F. Barnes discusses his first 100 days and his priorities in moving SPD forward.
Seattle Public Schools plans to reinstate police on campus following violent crime. An apology is owed to the community.
SEATTLE — Starting Memorial Day weekend, those hot summer nights will be an hour shorter as Seattle police begin enforcing their new summer safety plan, which includes two popular public spots closing ...
Seattle detectives are investigating a south Seattle shooting during an attempted robbery that injured two people as they ...
King County just saw a 35% drop in gun violence, and Seattle violent crimes are down by unusual, double-digit percentages. The Seattle police union says it’s fake news, writes columnist Danny Westneat ...
Seattle's violent crime rate is dropping, but a mass shooting over the weekend — the deadliest incident in the city this year ...
In 2024 in King County, the most likely violent crime was gender based violence, and the most likely victims of crime were women and people between ages 25 and 35, according to the King County ...
Seattle officials are closing parks earlier and ramping up security to curb crime in parks like Alki Beach and Golden Gardens ...
Ambassadors are intended to be a visible community resource to help keep Seattle's Chinatown-International District safe.
A woman and her friend were reportedly in the car when the shooter approached them demanding money in South Seattle.
The CID has one of the highest rates of violent and property crime in Seattle, according to data from the Seattle Police Department. “We are here for a reason, that is, to show a continued ...
The FBI will manhunt violent criminals on all lands – and Operation Not Forgotten ensures a surge in resources to locate violent offenders on tribal lands and find those who have gone missing,” FBI ...