Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best speaks plainly about being 'Black in Blue' in new book Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best started her law enforcement career the same year Rodney King was brutally beaten by Los Angeles police officers. She ended her career in 2020, just a few months after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis. And the intervening years were marked with too Katie Campbell
González vs Harrell: Seattle's policing and criminal justice Lorena González and Bruce Harrell sat down with a panel of KUOW journalists, producers, and community engagement staff to discuss their approaches to the city's challenges, such as policing and criminal justice. Dyer Oxley
'We cannot promise every employee an accommodation' Even if your request for an exemption is approved, you are still at risk for losing your job. Katie Campbell
Attorney general files criminal charges against Pierce County sheriff Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer has been charged with two misdemeanors by the Washington state Attorney General. Paige Browning
A missing Alabama woman's body is found in a parked, unoccupied police van Christina Nance had been missing since Sept. 25, her family says. Video footage from that day shows her entering the van, which was in a police parking lot. Her body was found 12 days later. Jonathan Franklin
40 years ago, San Francisco lowriders organized to fight police harassment — and won "At one point it was bumper to bumper for 20 blocks. It was like a parade every Friday and Saturday night," Roberto Hernandez said. "It was something that the police just weren't able to manage." Joe Hernandez
‘That’s their individual choice’: Seattle mayor on officers who defy vaccine mandate Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says she's hopeful those unvaccinated Seattle police officers will come around. And if they don't: "That's their individual choice." Katie Campbell
More than 17,000 deaths caused by police have been misclassified since 1980 Public health data experts have a new way to calculate the underreporting of people killed by police. Criminologists call the results "interesting" but are reserving judgment on the accuracy. Martin Kaste
Dozens Of Massachusetts State Police Have Resigned Over A Vaccine Mandate, Union Says Under the governor's executive order, all executive department employees are required to show proof of vaccination by Oct. 17. Up to 20% of employees are not vaccinated. Jonathan Franklin
Seattle City Council will spend extra police salaries on community groups, not hiring bonuses The Seattle Police Department says it has a $15 million surplus in police salaries after hundreds of officers left the department in recent months. Casey Martin
