SEATTLE — In a letter from interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) released a major policy change regarding the response to alarm calls. Starting Oct.

SEATTLE — Seattle police are seeking the public’s assistance as they work to identify a South Seattle assault suspect and three witnesses. On June 22, patrol officers responded to an assault ...

The Washington State Auditor is investigating a rather odd situation of missing police firearms in Seattle. These aren't just firearms missing out of the evidence room, which would be horrible in ...

Seattle police officers will no longer be dispatched to home or business security alarms unless there is supporting evidence like video or eyewitness statements. Washington Alarm CEO Shannon ...

In an effort to boost recruitment, the Seattle City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to allow the police department to increase hiring bonuses up to $50,000 for experienced officers. A version of the ...

citing the Seattle Police Department. After the moviegoer passed a second time, the suspect yelled he had a handgun, pulled out the firearm and beat one of the victims with it, police said.

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Seattle's chief of police has announced her resignation on the same day that the city council voted to reduce the police budget and lay off officers. Carmen Best's decision comes amid pressure on ...

A former Seattle police officer who was fired after making insensitive comments about a woman who was fatally struck by ...

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) arrested a 12-year-old boy following his suspected involvement in an attempted carjacking in the West Seattle neighborhood at the end of last month. Late in the ...

Seattle Police are searching for a suspect in the stabbing death of a man in his 50s in South Seattle's Rainier Valley neighborhood. A 40-year-old Seattle woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison ...

A new change in how Seattle police respond to security alarms could affect thousands of people who use alarm systems to ...