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Former Seattle police employee sues city for $3M over rumors of affair with ex-police chief: report
The former chief of staff at the Seattle Police Department is demanding the city pay her $3 million over alleged pervasive ...
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‘Violated, degraded, dehumanized’: Ex-Seattle police official Jamie Tompkins demands $3M
The BriefFormer SPD Chief of Staff Jamie Tompkins is demanding $3 million from the city of Seattle, alleging she was harassed ...
Seattle police on hiring binge, reversing recent struggles
The Seattle Police Department has added 60 new police officers this year but it still has 260 openings after many officer ...
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Scooter Rider in Critical Condition After Hit and Run in Downtown Seattle as Police Seek Witnesses
A man is in critical condition after a hit-and-run scooter accident in downtown Seattle; police seek witnesses.
Seattle police aim to hit full strength in 2 years with aggressive hiring push
Seattle's police chief believes the department can be at full strength in a year or two based on new hiring numbers and ...
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With time running out for Seattle mayor race challengers to jump in, Harrell touts continued turnaround in police hiring
Officials began 2025 cautiously praising the previous year’s efforts to turn around staffing issues on the city’s police force as, for the first time in five years, the Seattle Police ...
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Rantz: After suspicious complaint, some Seattle police think city tried to manipulate investigation
Seattle officers raise concerns that city may be using AI tools following a complaint stemming from a public disclosure ...
Seattle's police chief and mayor optimistic about rebuilding force by next year
Seattle’s Police Chief and mayor are suggesting they’re on track to rebuild staffing in the department and are optimistic the ...
Police officers who joined Jan. 6 rally ask Supreme Court for anonymity
Four officers sued to prevent the disclosure of Seattle’s investigation into their attendance at the pro-Trump ‘Stop the ...
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Rantz: Mayor Bruce Harrell spins recruitment data as Seattle Police is ‘lessening the standards’
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell took a victory lap on Monday, celebrating a surge in recruitment applications to the police ...
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‘SOLIDARIDAD, HECHO A MANO Y SIN PERMISO’ — Seattle’s May Day 2025 will step off from Capitol Hill
Marchers in 2022It appears Seattle’s labor and worker energy this May Day will center on Capitol Hill’s Cal Anderson Park, an enduring base of First Amendment activity in the city, the ...
Seattle police seek public's help in locating First Hill homicide suspect
Seattle police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a man who's wanted in connection to a homicide that occurred ...