One issue being debated among the Seattle City Council is whether police should be allowed to use less-lethal weapons, ...

The Seattle City Council is set to vote Tuesday on new legislation that would allow Seattle police to use a range of "less ...

City councilmembers will vote on allowing SPD officers to use less lethal weapons such as pepper balls and tear gas to ...

The Seattle City Council is set to approve new rules for how the Seattle Police Department can use crowd control weapons. CHS reported here on the legislation needed to replace SPD’s crowd control ...

Another Seattle lawsuit was filed against the city, alleging discrimination and hostile environment at its police department.

The first outsider to lead the department in over a decade, Barnes promised to bring a “fresh perspective” to policing in ...

Sue Rahr’s interim role as Seattle Police Chief winds down this week as the city prepares to welcome Mayor Bruce Harrell’s ...

Shon Barnes will head a department challenged by its last chief's firing, allegations of discrimination, staffing shortages ...

For the first time since 2019, the Seattle Police Department hired more officers than it lost. The less-impressive news: The ...

New Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes chose the look of a civilian executive as he was introduced to the city with media interviews and press releases this week. Barnes has promised to hit the ...

Now members say they’re trying to move forward in time to influence the city’s latest ordinance governing crowd management and less-lethal weapons. Seattle’s Community Police Commission was ...