Seattle police chief's alleged relationship with employee prompts inquiries, roils department The rumor started spreading in February. Isolde Raftery Play AudioListen 6 mins
Tammy Morales sticks with defund police message, leads in South Seattle council race Natalie Akane Newcomb Play AudioListen 2 mins
Violent crime, car thefts reached 15-year high in Seattle in 2022 Violent crimes and car thefts around Seattle in 2022 were the highest they've been in 15 years. That's among a handful of takeaways from the Seattle Police Department's report on crime statistics for last year. Dyer Oxley
Seattle mayor orders plan for stalled sexual assault investigations as advocates demand deadline As frustrated advocates demanded a deadline for the city to fix stalled sexual assault investigations at the Seattle Police Department, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Thursday ordered that all felony cases with enough evidence for follow-up be assigned to detectives by the end of August. Ashley Hiruko Play AudioListen 5 mins
Family of 16-year-old killed in CHOP zone alleges Seattle’s failings enabled a 'state-created danger' The family of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr., who was shot and killed amid Seattle's racial justice protests in 2020, filed a tort claim on Monday alleging that city leadership should have recognized its failures to provide legally obligated medical, police, and emergency services to protestors demonstrating in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone. Ashley Hiruko
Internal SPD memo raises questions about public safety priorities An internal memo sent to the Seattle Police Department's interim police Chief Adrian Diaz is raising new questions about the agency's priorities. Libby Denkmann Play AudioListen 17 mins
Two homeless sweeps in Ballard in two days About two dozen people experiencing homelessness in Ballard were displaced this week by the City of Seattle. Tent encampment sweeps have picked up around the city heading into summer, despite insufficient housing or shelters available. Casey Martin Play AudioListen 9 mins
Fake SPD radio transmissions during 2020 protests ‘added fuel to the fire’ ‘If there's anything else out there around the Seattle protests, let's get it out. Let’s get to the rock bottom of what happened, and that rock bottom is also a good place to build a new foundation.’ Kim Malcolm Play AudioListen 8 mins
