Seattle Police Department

Mayor Katie Wilson outlined a new plan to address open drug use in Little Saigon and the surrounding area. Penalties include jail time and a diversion program.

The move comes after North Seattle residents built makeshift barricades last month to prevent shootings in their neighborhoods.

The shooting happened at a bus stop near the high school in January. Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said the suspect is not a student at Rainier Beach High School.

Federal oversight of the Seattle Police Department has been ended, thirteen years after it began.

The violence comes as Seattle institutes new safety requirements on Monday meant to help curb violent crimes near after hour night clubs.

Law enforcement continues to investigate the stabbing death of Metro Bus Driver in Seattle’s University District.

A federal judge has had a say in Seattle policing since 2012, when the city agreed to address biased policing and excessive use of force.

Four protesters have been awarded nearly $700,000 after they were jailed for writing anti-police slogans in chalk on a temporary police barricade Jan. 1, 2021.

A Seattle police officer has been fired for calling his Chinese American neighbor racist and sexist slurs while off duty in 2022.

Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz is stepping down from his position. It comes after he and the department have been hit with several lawsuits from former and current officers.