High earners include perennial problem cops. Patrol Officer Ron Willis once again raked it in, with $362,000 in gross earnings, including $227,000 in overtime.

Though advocates paused the fight to celebrate over the weekend, a few more hurdles lie ahead.

Audio captures a cop and his wife arguing with their neighbor, who is an elderly school bus driver.

Queer people still thrive in Montana, but many of their lawmakers want to make it much harder for them to do so.

Honking is not road rage.

A Seattle police officer who struck and killed a 23-year-old woman while speeding his cruiser through a South Lake Union crosswalk last year is now late in paying a $5,000 ticket related to the...

In effect, this decision means that Davison’s office has unilaterally usurped the will of the voters who elected Vaddadi to the bench to rule in these cases.

About a week after Vaddadi disqualified a single assistant city attorney on a single criminal case, the CAO’s office began disqualifying Vaddadi on all future criminal cases in the SMC.

Likely outcomes of the legislation include increased court costs and hundreds of new criminal cases and treatment requests gumming up a system already groaning under a hefty caseload.

In this episode, SPD cops disregard the rights of homeless people, fail to report hitting a parked car, and dilly-dally in response to reports of a car prowler breaking a window!

The OPA sustained eight policy violations related to his alleged stalking and harassment of his ex-girlfriend.

As Long as Seattle’s Police Union Has a Say in Accountability, Bad Cops Won’t Get Fired

The latest case summaries from the Seattle Office of Police Accountability.

SPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Though widely used, civil libertarians have sounded alarms that the ShotSpotter system is used to over-police Black and brown communities.

Why?

SPD Cop Fired for Creeping on Ex, Officer “Accidentally” Tases Someone, Hornets Attack the Police

These cops failed to follow SPD policy when it came to investigating a domestic violence incident. Twice.

Nobody wants to work anymore—not even cops!

Chief of Police Adrian Diaz must decide on the officer's discipline as soon as this week.

SPOG will let the City pay parking enforcement to work as traffic cones in exchange for millions more in overtime pay for cops.

Congressman Adam Smith says ‘totalitarian’ protesters are ‘trying to silence anyone who dares to disagree with them’

A new proposal reduces fees on dancers and increases security.

Goodman said he believed rhetoric from Heywood and other proponents who tell the public that “police can’t chase criminals” would sway people to vote for the initiative in November.

Several Seattle Police Department women employees filed a tort claim Thursday demanding $5 million for alleged sexual discrimination and harassment.

Harrell's self-described "war on health" does not appear to include a single representative from the public health department.

If We Report Enough Cops for Driving Badly, Maybe They’ll Stop Killing Us and Costing Us Money

Fewer than 20 patrol cars and parking enforcement vehicles currently have ALPR technology. SPD wants to install it on all 300 patrol cars.

The drug war's back, baby!

The 1990s Are Back! But Not in a Good Way.

Other Cities Have Tried Paying for Cop Housing, and It Doesn’t Appear to Reel 'Em In

We're the only state that doesn't allow booze in strip clubs and it's insane.

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About a week after Vaddadi disqualified a single assistant city attorney on a single criminal case, the CAO’s office began disqualifying Vaddadi on all future criminal cases in the SMC.

Seattle desperately needs more cops. But it's the police's own union that’s emerged as the biggest political impediment. Bigger than the dysfunctional City Council, writes columnist Danny Westneat.

Before new blood spurs an imagined “culture change,” the “right kind of officer” must first survive in the department’s existing culture.

Having parents addicted to fentanyl is traumatizing. Having the state rip you away form parents who are addicted to fentanyl is doubly traumatizing.