Seattle Police Department

Seattle police chief wants East Precinct back and defends tear gas. And says she wants change

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best has become a lightning rod during the protests.

Race & Identity

Seattle Police Chief Best says policing must change but defends tear gas use

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said Tuesday that she's open to more community involvement in reform efforts after weeks of protests over police use of deadly force.

Race & Identity

From CHAZ to CHOP: Seattle protest makes a change

It was a busy weekend in Seattle for antiracism protests. And that six-block area on Capitol Hill called the CHAZ? Well, people are still there. But they've given the area a new name. Report Casey Martin laid out the reasons with KUOW’s Angela King.

Law & Courts

Seattle Black clergy defend SPD Chief Best, condemn 'circus' on Capitol Hill

Members of United Black Clergy gathered Sunday to tell Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best she has their support.

Politics

Friday politics: How does Jenny Durkan dig out after the Seattle protests?

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best sent a video message to her officers. Meanwhile, tension continues between the City Council and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. C.R. Douglas with Q13, and Joni Balter with Civic Cocktail discuss with KUOW"s Angela King.

School’s almost out – but only for the summer

Students will be back on campus this fall; school resource officers will not.

Race & Identity

Seattle police use tear gas and pepper spray on peaceful protesters

Black Lives Matter activists have been organizing protests in Seattle for multiple days since the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis. What start out as peaceful protests of racial injustice have ended with police dispersing crowds with multiple non-lethal weapons.

Politics

SPD faces officer shortage as Seattle grows. But there's some progress

In 2018, the Seattle Police Department hired dozens of officers. But so many left that same year that the department suffered a net loss of 41 people.

Crime

How can 3rd and Pine become safer? Seattle's former police chief has some ideas

Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle's former interim police chief Jim Pugel about the recent fatal shootings in downtown Seattle.