In a statement titled “A Vision for Public Safety in Seattle,” Wilson wrote that every person in the city, regardless of ...

The Seattle City Council Tuesday afternoon is expected to approve a new contract with the union representing the city’s police officers that mixes big raises with agreements that officials ...

Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes, a former high school history teacher and school resource officer, backs putting a school engagement officer at Garfield High School and “at every school that will ...

SEATTLE — Calling the idea "reckless," Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said she is against potential budget cuts to her department. At least seven of nine Seattle city council members said they ...

The Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) current workforce includes 1,200 sworn officers and 631 civilian employees, according to the city’s website. The department rebounded from a low point in April ...

Seattle reached a tentative contract with its police union granting officers nearly $120,000 starting pay and freeing the city’s crisis response team to handle noncriminal calls without armed officers ...