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  • News

    May 23, 2012

    Saul Green's Long Shadow

    Two Cincinnati mayors differ on the severity of SPD's impending DOJ oversight.

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Border Patrol Faces Civil Rights Complaint Over 'Interpretation' Services (Video)

    Less than a week after the Border Patrol was hit with a class action lawsuit, the agency is facing a new challenge. Yesterday, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed a complaint with the federal departments of Justice and Homeland Security, charging that agents' practice of acting as "interpr ... More >>

  • News

    November 30, 2011

    The Boy Scouts' Police Problem

    Dozens of teenage Explorers have been sexually abused by cops. Should the Scouts share the blame?

  • News

    July 21, 2010

    How Many Cops Is Enough?

    In 10 years, Seattle’s police population per 1,000 residents has plummeted from 2.24 to 2.17.

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Sally Bagshaw Says Mounted Police Unit Could Face Chopping Block

    ​The city's budget crisis may claim many a victim before it's over. But none perhaps as cuddly as the equine officers of the SPD's Mounted Police Unit. Last Friday, Seattle City Council member Sally Bagshaw told KUOW listeners that the City Council will explore all options to trim the budget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Out-Of-Town Finalists for the Police Chief Job Would Be Taking an Awfully Big Step Up

    Ron Davis: movin' on up?​No offense to the city of East Palo Alto, but if Mike McGinn does peg Ron Davis as the successor to Gil Kerlikowske, it'll be like a major league ball club calling up a talented pitcher from Double A. Davis was one of three candidates named as finalists following the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Adam Burden, Candidate for Seattle Police Chief, Had Some Rough Years in Miami

    Miami in 2003. Look familiar?​UPDATE: Burden drops out of the running. Details after the jump. With everyone from city council members to the Seattle Times editorial board questioning his "public safety" bona fides, Mayor Mike McGinn yesterday took a step closer to naming a new police chief. ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2010

    The Man From Miami

    One of the 11 candidates for Seattle police chief had some dark times in the Sunshine State.

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Mayor Mike McGinn's Subjects Have Spoken: Choose the Police Chief Your Own Damn Self

    Nobody wanted to help pick this guy either.​Caleb linked this morning to a post from the guy who runs SeattleCrime.com, who found himself practically an audience of one last night at the first public meeting of Mayor McGinn's 26-member Seattle Police Chief Search Committee. So much for our cit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Colton Harris-Moore Named "Person of Interest" in Orcas Island Plane Theft

    Call him mint jelly, cuz Colton Harris Moore is still on the lamb​Old adage about gangstas: the real ones don't retire. Something in their wiring makes them allergic to the non-felonious lifestyle preferred by you, me and the rest of the square population. Same goes for young serial burglars w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Papa John's Gives Best Excuse to Order Pizza

    ​According to the Assistant Chief of the Tukwila Police Department, all Papa John's locations in King, Kitsap and Pierce county will donate 100% of their profits from Tuesday, December 8th and Wednesday the 9th next week to the families of the four slain Lakewood police officers. I spoke with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Seattle Times Endorses Pete Holmes for City Attorney

    They like the guy on the right.​They supported him in the primary. They support him now. Now, after endorsing Holmes in the primary election, we heard from people in law and government, some of them highly placed, about Holmes's time from 2003 to 2008 as chairman of Seattle's new police revie ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2009

    Somali Silence Holding Up Murder Investigation

    Officers say this growing community takes “don’t snitch” to new heights.

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    What Happens When There's No Video?

    Not long after King County Sheriff's Deputy Paul Schene beat a 15-year-old girl in her cell, we get this. If you're not familiar with the case of Christopher Harris, he was misidentified as a suspect in an assault in Belltown. Two Sheriff's deputies chased him down--whether they identified themselve ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2009

    The Lie That “Just Happens”

    Fake allegations of rape and other crimes—with no obvious motivation—are a particularly mysterious phenomenon.

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2009

    Seattle Gets A New - Acting - Police Chief

    Mayor Greg Nickels announced the appointment of a new interim Chief of Police, selecting Deputy Chief John Diaz of the Seattle PD. Although since the outgoing police chief Gil Kerlikowske has not received Senate approval yet for his appointment as the Obama Administration's new "Drug Czar", Diaz is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2008

    Hang Up, Drivers

    Mayor Greg Nickels announced the appointment of a new interim Chief of Police, selecting Deputy Chief John Diaz of the Seattle PD. Although since the outgoing police chief Gil Kerlikowske has not received Senate approval yet for his appointment as the Obama Administration's new "Drug Czar", Diaz is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2006

    Hell on Two Wheels

    Mayor Greg Nickels announced the appointment of a new interim Chief of Police, selecting Deputy Chief John Diaz of the Seattle PD. Although since the outgoing police chief Gil Kerlikowske has not received Senate approval yet for his appointment as the Obama Administration's new "Drug Czar", Diaz is ... More >>

  • News

    June 14, 2006

    Our Not-So-Finest

    Disciplined cops: drunk, rude, sometimes just plain dumb.

  • News

    October 19, 2005

    When Cops Have No Names

    Civilian oversight is handcuffed.

  • News

    June 1, 2005

    Snookered in Seattle: The WTO Riots

    An exclusive book excerpt.

  • News

    June 1, 2005

    A Good Cop Wasted

    The WTO debacle brought down Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper, one of America's most progressive cops. Now he's published a memoir offering a frank look at his rise and fall, and the challenges of reforming law enforcement.

  • News

    October 6, 2004

    Pulled Over

    Cops and the brass agree: There aren't enough officers on patrol.

  • News

    June 2, 2004

    The Cops' Credibility Gap

    A citizen overseer's frustration and a botched use-of-force investigation raise questions about Seattle Police Department accountability.

  • News

    May 19, 2004

    Dating for DNA

    A former Seattle prostitute is busted in Chicago. Guess what she was collecting.

  • News

    October 8, 2003

    Watchdog on a Leash

    True, the official at the vortex of Seattle police accountability is not independent. But she's not reluctant to challenge police or their union.

  • News

    May 14, 2003

    Domicile of Dysfunction

    The aroma of Tacoma, the states biggest small town, has nothing to do with industry.

  • News

    December 4, 2002

    Protection Money—for Cops

    Seattle business districts are paying a premium to have police on their streets.

  • News

    November 20, 2002

    Judging Aimless Killing

    Some get hard time for fatal collisions, others get off easy.

  • News

    October 30, 2002

    Cops Up Against the Wall

    They want to be understood, but strident critics regard SPD's outreach as too doctrinaire.

  • News

    July 24, 2002

    Half a Plan?

    Even supporters of the mayor's racial profiling plan don't know how to pay for it.

  • News

    July 3, 2002

    Nobody Wins

    Even supporters of the mayor's racial profiling plan don't know how to pay for it.

  • News

    May 15, 2002

    Cool cop

    Even supporters of the mayor's racial profiling plan don't know how to pay for it.

  • News

    April 3, 2002

    One of many

    The Seattle Police Guild's no-confidence vote is a well-worn tactic in labor standoffs around the country.

  • News

    February 20, 2002

    Surrounded and shot

    Witnesses question initial descriptions of U District killing.

  • News

    September 26, 2001

    News Clips— Photo of the Week

    Witnesses question initial descriptions of U District killing.

  • News

    July 18, 2001

    News Clips— Council backs cop-cams

    Witnesses question initial descriptions of U District killing.

  • News

    June 20, 2001

    Church meeting

    Tempers flare as the death of Aaron Roberts raises memories of past shootings.

  • News

    October 4, 2000

    An FBI symposium

    Tempers flare as the death of Aaron Roberts raises memories of past shootings.

  • News

    August 9, 2000

    The formality

    A politically savvy cop rides to the top.

  • News

    June 28, 2000

    Calling for a Crackdown

    The city is considering a new system for watch-dogging the police. It could be a national model, but the temptation to compromise may prove irresistible.

  • News

    April 19, 2000

    The phantom anarchists

    The city is considering a new system for watch-dogging the police. It could be a national model, but the temptation to compromise may prove irresistible.

  • News

    January 5, 2000

    Booty calls

    Witnesses assert a hooker was involved with many law enforcement officers.

  • News

    December 1, 1999

    Cops talk about cops

    Review board gets an earful: parties, prostitutes, and personality tests.

  • News

    November 24, 1999

    In the line of booty

    The hooker, the state trooper, and the Boy Scout.

  • News

    November 3, 1999

    License to kill

    For decades, county inquests have found police shootings justified. Is it justice, or a whitewash sanctioning legal murder?

  • News

    June 30, 1999

    The Case of the Tuggable Chief

    Pulled by politics and scandal, can "New Age" Norm Stamper fight crime, clean up the department, change cop culture, and keep his job?

  • News

    June 23, 1999

    Thinning blue line

    Charges of racism, illegal tapings, and another resignation add to SPD's woes.

  • News

    April 7, 1999

    Cop wars

    Did infighting lead to city, county police misconduct?

  • News

    April 8, 1998

    Police academy follies

    Just about everyone gets a passing grade at the state's school for cops, as the case of a much-investigated Carnation cop reveals.

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