All police will wear body cameras in Seattle soon, despite bargaining talks Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has signed an executive order to require officers and sergeants to wear body cameras while on duty. The software has already... Paige Browning
Think you’re a victim of biased policing? You may soon be able to sue the city Seattle is a step closer to getting a law that prohibits biased policing. The proposed legislation would take the Seattle Police Department's bias-free... Kate OConnell
Mourning, but no closure, at funeral for Charleena Lyles Charleena Lyles was buried Monday. Lyles’ friends and family filled the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Seattle’s Central District for her funeral... Ann Dornfeld
Does Washington state go too far in protecting police who use deadly force? In February of 2016 Andre Taylor was in L.A. when he got a phone call from his stepmom in Seattle. She told him his little brother Che Taylor had been... Bill Radke
‘I was scared’ shouldn’t exonerate cops, this initiative says An organization advocating to reduce police violence launched a campaign for a measure that would change law enforcement training . De-Escalate... Angela Nhi Nguyen
Cop: Working with mental health counselor made me a different officer Could Charleena Lyles still be alive today if police had not gone to her apartment alone? In Tacoma, an officer can call for help dealing with someone... Ann Kane
Seattle cops killed their son and the inquest, they said, was ‘a joke’ For Michael and Dianne Murphy of Maple Valley, the inquest examining their son’s death left them completely disillusioned. “It was a joke,” Michael said. Amy Radil
Read these tense emails between Seattle police chief and Kshama Sawant Show up. That was the gist of an email from Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant to the police chief. A public forum was set for Tuesday on the... Gil Aegerter
‘Why no Taser?’ and other questions at Charleena Lyles forum "We elected you. And you're going to do something this time." That was one message to City Council members Tuesday night at a public forum on the... Amy Radil
What these twin sisters saw after Charleena Lyles' shooting In the minutes after Charleena Lyles was shot by police, a 12-year-old girl slipped by police officers and ran up four flights of stairs. Isolde Raftery
