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An adoptive mom was charged with abusing her Ethiopian son. Then the case was dropped

An adoptive mother on Lopez Island was charged for abusing her Ethiopian son in 2021. But the prosecutor dropped the case a year later, citing the boy's fragile mental health and resulting ineligibility to testify during a trial.
Liz Brazile
Crime

SPD renews call for hiring incentives, as neighboring cities snap up recruits

Seattle’s police chief says the city is critically short on officers, and he thinks offering hiring incentives would help. Critics say that money can do more good by going directly to people in need. Meanwhile, recruits in nearby cities say they’re benefiting from more targeted incentives, that reward them for specific skills.
Amy Radil
Crime

In Seattle, crime went up, but overall levels of fear went down

‘Research historically has shown that when people are closer to their neighbors, and when there's higher social cohesion, that they're less fearful of crime.’
Kim Malcolm

John O'Brien
Crime

Holding police officers accountable

An Auburn police officer killed a man in 2019. Now he's being sued over the man's death, and the lawsuit reveals how officers with a history of misconduct can stay on duty for years. The state is hoping to change that with a new civilian-led task force.
Patricia Murphy

Clare McGrane
Crime

Dan Price, Seattle CEO who lowered his pay to $70K, accused of sexual misconduct

Daniel Price, a Seattle CEO who garnered media attention after he lowered his salary to $70,000, is accused of grabbing a woman's throat twice after he tried to kiss her, and she rejected his advances.
Ashley Hiruko
Crime

SPD’s roving unit shifts focus from 'hotspots' to retail theft

In recent weeks Seattle police officers have increased their presence in public “hotspots” for local crime. This week those officers turned their attention to organized retail theft as well. SPD said on Thursday they made 49 shoplifting arrests, and 13 individuals were booked for various felony charges and outstanding warrants.
Amy Radil
Crime

FBI plans hate crime security trainings for faith communities

‘When in doubt, report it and allow law enforcement to do our jobs of assessing that and responding.’
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst
Crime

Week in Review: Crime, redistricting, and malls

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with NPR's Martin Kaste, Crosscut's Mai Hoang, and Seattle Times Jonathan Martin.
Bill Radke

Kevin Kniestedt
Crime

Inslee signs law returning some powers to Washington police; opponents call it a rollback

Last May, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a series of new police accountability laws. This week, he signed another bill that supporters call a "clarification" of those laws. But opponents call it a "rollback."
Amy Radil
Crime

Seattle City Attorney has a new plan to arrest, intervene with 118 repeat offenders.

Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison calls it a “reset” in the city’s approach to repeat offenders. The High Utilizer Initiative will focus on people "engaged in a repeated criminal activity resulting in a disproportionate amount of crime in the city of Seattle.”
Amy Radil

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