Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best speaks plainly about being 'Black in Blue' in new book Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best started her law enforcement career the same year Rodney King was brutally beaten by Los Angeles police officers. She ended her career in 2020, just a few months after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis. And the intervening years were marked with too Angela King Play AudioListen 24 mins
‘That’s their individual choice’: Seattle mayor on officers who defy vaccine mandate Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says she's hopeful those unvaccinated Seattle police officers will come around. And if they don't: "That's their individual choice." Katie Campbell Play AudioListen 5 mins
Seattle Police evacuation of East Precinct broke no laws or policy, oversight agency says On June 8, 2020, protesters outside of Seattle Police’s East Precinct saw officers and staff evacuating the building. At the time, it wasn’t clear who made the call to pull out, and blame for the decision was leveled against former police chief Carmen Best and other ranking officers. Ashley Hiruko
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says City Council bill restricting crowd-control tactics 'doesn't change anything' Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says she wants to improve policing in the city, but City Council members recently overstepped some legal boundaries to do so. Katie Campbell Play AudioListen 2 mins
Seattle police chief fires two officers for actions at Capitol riots A Seattle man pleaded guilty Friday to assaulting police at the January 6 riot and insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, Seattle also fired two of its own police officers who were found to be in attendance. Dyer Oxley
We know who made the call to leave Seattle Police’s East Precinct last summer, finally Recall June 2020. George Floyd has been murdered by police in Minneapolis, and the video of his death is so shocking that people across the nation pour onto the streets in protest. In Seattle, demonstrators face off with police at their outpost in the freewheeling Capitol Hill neighborhood. Isolde Raftery Play AudioListen 7 mins
The murder of George Floyd and the movement that lives on in Seattle one year later As the world marks one year since George Floyd's murder, Seattle is preparing for another anniversary: the creation of the CHOP, or the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest. Through both events, a familiar voice in the Black community and Seattle Black media emerged as a trusted guide to people around the globe. Angela King Play AudioListen 18 mins
Durkan: Downtown Seattle is 'absolutely central' to the city's recovery Vaccinating 70 percent of Seattle's adults is just one of numerous issues caused or exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Among Mayor Jenny Durkan's core concerns: the future of downtown Seattle. Angela King Play AudioListen 7 mins
This week in politics: The political implications of severe weather The Seattle City Council is discussing additional trims to the Seattle Police Department budget - cuts of perhaps $5.4 million. And snow politics have actually dominated and even determined mayoral contests. Angela King Play AudioListen 8 mins
Seattle Police Ruled In Contempt For Firing Less Lethal Weapons At BLM Protesters A federal judge said "the court cannot ignore the clear violations" of an injunction limiting the police department's use of the weapons, but added some instances were in compliance. Vanessa Romo
