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Local Samoan Community Reacts to Fatal Police Shooting
Following the death of Iosia Faletogo, community leaders brainstorm creation of cultural home.
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King County Sheriff’s Deputy Fatally Shoots Suspect in Kent
The incident occurred after a suspect in a stolen car allegedly reached for a rifle.
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New Report Calls for Increased Transparency From King County Sheriff’s Office
The fatal shooting of Tommy Le served as a case study for researchers.
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What’s Next After I-940?
Police reform advocates pivot their focus to officer’s interactions with people in mental health crises.
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King County Sheriff’s Deputies to Carry Naloxone
All 450 deputies are slated carry the heroin overdose antidote by mid-summer.
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Legislators Come to Agreement on Deadly Force Reform
An agreement between lawmakers, activists, and police alters and passes the I-940 ballot initiative.
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Error With Recording Device Leads to Dismissal of 61 Cases From Prostitution Bust
One defendant’s attorney discovered the oversight.
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Police Seize $80M Worth of Pot, Execute 50 Search Warrants, Several in King County
Forty-seven arrests were made in the suspected illegal marijuana grow-op run by Chinese nationals.
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Covington Man Charged for Threatening Seattle Church
The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s office charged a 25-year-old man for emailing pastors: “Time to engage the artillery…
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Advocates Wonder If One Aspect of a Police Union Contract Could Erode Reforms
A tentative agreement creates an additional appeals process for disciplined police officers.
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As Seattle Takes Big Steps Toward Police Reform, Some Activists of Color Remain Wary
Big news on the consent-decree front. But not everyone’s celebrating.
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Burgess Seeks to Clamp Down on Police Moonlighting
The order follows revelations that the FBI is investigating SPD officers for working as private enforcers at parking…
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Making Sense of the Rape Allegation Against King County’s Top Cop
The sheriff says it’s bogus. His accuser says it’s been buried.
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Lawyers for Father of Charleena Lyles File Wrongful Death Suit, Call Inquest a ‘Sham’
The suit is against the two SPD officers who shot her. The City of Seattle will be added…
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Tommy Le Was Shot Twice In the Back, Autopsy Shows
The family says the results show a pattern of deception around what led to Le’s death.
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City Attorney Says Seattle Settled With Whitlatch So That She’d Never Police Again
The former SPD officer who was fired for racial bias received more than $100,000 from the city.
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County Sheriff Identifies Detective Who Threatened Motorist at Gunpoint
Richard Rowe, 53, is a county Detective assigned to the Woodinville Police Department.
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Watchdog Praises Sheriff’s Response to ‘Troubling’ Traffic Stop
A county detective is on leave after sticking a gun in a driver’s face without identifying himself.
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Seattle Cops Who Shot Che Taylor Sue Kshama Sawant for Calling It ‘Murder’
Officers Scott Miller and Michael Spaulding say the fiery socialist defamed their reputations.
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Family Files Claim in Charleena Lyles’ Death
The claim says police lost their “composure,” should have had a plan to deal with Lyles’ mental health.