So far this year, the city has hired 60-new officers. That compares to 84-hires in all of last year. There are also some ...

Hundreds of organizations have received notice that the Department of Justice is canceling ongoing grants they had received ...

Former SPD Chief of Staff Jamie Tompkins is demanding $3 million from the city of Seattle, alleging she was harassed over ...

A 49-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle while riding a scooter in downtown Seattle early ...

Seattle’s Police Chief and mayor are suggesting they’re on track to rebuild staffing in the department and are optimistic the ...

The Seattle Police Department is seeing recruitment efforts improve as it hired 500% more officers in the first four months ...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and Police Chief Shon Barnes announced a major increase in police officer hires in 2025 compared ...

The Seattle Police Department has added 60 new police officers this year but it still has 260 openings after many officer ...

The officers, who have been with the department for years, said they have faced racism and retaliation on the job.

Two rank-and-file Seattle police officers have filed civil suits against the department for alleged pervasive anti-Black ...

Hundreds of lawyers and other staff members are fleeing the arm of the agency that defends constitutional rights, which ...

Harrell and police Chief Shon Barnes said at a police training facility Monday that SPD has hired 60 officers as of mid-April ...