Police credibility on trial in Tacoma Jurors will learn this week if three Tacoma police officers accused of murder and manslaughter will take the stand in their defense. The key question that has emerged for the jury: If they trust the police account of what happened the night Manny Ellis died, or the account of witnesses who contradict the officers.
It's peak shopping — and shoplifting — season. Bellevue cops are stepping up antitheft tactics Merchants say retail thefts have become more frequent and brazen. Law enforcement is now putting more money into things like store stakeouts and task forces that track organized retail crime rings.
Week in Review: Amazon, SPD, and kids Guest host Mike Lewis discusses the week’s news with political analyst Joni Balter, Insider's Katherine Long, and The Seattle Times' Claudia Rowe.
New push to ‘hold police accountable’ gains steam in Washington state A Washington advocacy group continues to push for a statewide office that can charge police officers for misuse of deadly force.
Thousands of untested sexual assault kits finally processed in WA Washington state has effectively eliminated its extensive backlog of untested sexual assault evidence kits. Officials announced Thursday that more than 10,000 backlogged kits have now been cleared from evidence rooms across the state and submitted for testing.
Protesters sought new 911 response in Seattle. Here it is During the Seattle protests sparked by George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police in 2020, a common refrain from advocates and elected officials was the need for someone besides an officer “with a badge and a gun” to respond to 911 calls for people in mental crisis. It took years of preparation but this week Seattle officials say 911 dispatchers will begin directing teams of mental health professionals to a subset of emergency calls, alongside police officers.
With Seattle homicides at record high, defund 'flip-flop' haunts City Council incumbent Dan Strauss Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss is running for reelection this year. And his opponent, Fremont Chamber of Commerce Director Pete Hanning, is trying to paint him as a flip-flopper unworthy of the seat. The two are running in District 6, which runs from Phinney Ridge through Fremont and Ballard into West Magnolia.
Black officers say racism was rampant at UW Police. Trial starts Monday in Seattle A jury trial is scheduled to begin Monday in a case involving dozens of claims of racial discrimination at the University of Washington Police Department.
Jail reserved for exceptional cases, as Seattle’s new drug law takes effect These changes come as King County is setting a new record for drug overdose deaths.