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  KUOW Newsroom

  Don't call 911 to report fireworks unless it's a true emergency

  King County and Pierce County officials are don't call 911 or the non-emergency number to report illegal uses of fireworks. You can report illegal uses of fireworks in King County and Pierce County online. Only call 911 in the event of injury, fire, or emergency,
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  Seattle police watchdog investigating leak of memo detailing sexual assault staffing crisis

  Seattle's Office of Police Accountability is investigating the leak of a memo detailing the severe understaffing of SPD's sexual assault and child abuse unit.

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  Week In Review

  Week in Review: Roe vs Wade, right to carry, and Charleena Lyles inquest

  Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Publicola’s Erica Barnett, Seattle Times Patrick Malone, and Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson. We were also joined today by Eilise O’Neill.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Inquest begins into police shooting of Charleena Lyles

  An inquest began today into the 2017 Seattle Police killing of Charleena Lyles, a 30-year-old with mental illness who was gunned down in front of her children. Lyles' killing sparked ongoing public outrage. The petite mother of four was pregnant when she called police to her apartment to investigate an alleged burglary.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Washington state creates process for public to seek police decertification

  A new process in Washington State allows members of the public to seek the decertification of police and corrections officers , which strips away their license to work in law enforcement statewide.
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  Soundside

  The unchecked power of the elected sheriff

  Last week, a judge ordered Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer to stay 1000 feet away from a local Black newspaper carrier. The carrier, Sedrick Altheimer, had filed an anti-harassment protection order against Troyer. And this isn’t the only legal trouble Troyer is facing. Yet Troyer is still in office. And he says he plans to stay there.
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  Soundside

  Who will be Seattle's next director of the Office of Police Accountability?

  Seattle has spent years trying to figure out how to make its police department more accountable and transparent. That's a big reason the Office of Police Accountability, or OPA, exists. The OPA's job is to investigate cases of police misconduct - everything from dishonesty and rudeness from officers, to excessive use of force. Now, a new director will soon take over.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Finalists for Office of Police Accountability call for more civilian roles

  Seattle is hiring a new director for its Office of Police Accountability, which investigates complaints of police misconduct.
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  Soundside

  Former Seattle police chief admits deleting texts in wake of 2020 Capitol Hill protest

  Two years ago, the Seattle Police Department abandoned the Capitol Hill East Precinct, leading to the creation of the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP). At the time, former Police Chief Carmen Best distanced herself from that decision. Whether Best approved the move remains an open question that is difficult to answer due to missing text messages. In a deposition obtained by Axios, Best said she deleted texts she sent during the 2020 protests.
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  Judge releases photos of tattoos belonging to Auburn cop charged with murder

  A King County Superior Court judge has allowed the public release of photos showing the various tattoos covering Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson, who is awaiting trial for murder. Nelson was charged with second-degree murder in 2020 in connection with the death of Jesse Sarey, a 26-year-old man Nelson shot outside of a grocery store in 2019.

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