WA bill would limit police officers’ ability to make certain traffic stops. Here’s why
Washington lawmakers on Monday heard a bill aimed at improving traffic safety and reducing racial profiling by restricting ...
Elderly driver overshoots turn, hits Seattle parking enforcement officers head-on, police say
SEATTLE, Wash. — The Seattle Police Department says a parking enforcement vehicle was hit Thursday after a driver overshot a ...
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Reducing traffic stops: Bill proposes warnings by mail, targeted enforcement for safer roads
Democrats have tried to pass a revised traffic safety bill for five years and they are trying again this legislative session.
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Seattle's outdated school construction code costing city $2.5M a year
The STSC's presentation finds that some immediate traffic safety improvements would come if the Seattle Police Department were able to bring temporary enforcement patrols back to patrol high-risk ...
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Seattle police hiring improves, though still short of goals
Last year, for the first time since 2019, the Seattle Police Department hired more officers than it lost ... went through the ...
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Seattle Police Department breaks up costly ring of retail theft
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) believes two men arrested ... “We worked closely with our regional law enforcement partners and loss prevention officials to put a dent in the ongoing regiona ...
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Seattle Police Department Sees Small Gain in Hiring in 2024
Last year, for the first time since 2019, the Seattle Police Department hired more officers ... went through the military and into law enforcement, and it was something she was always interested ...
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As gridlock grinds Toronto to a halt, here's what the city could learn from Seattle's traffic cameras
Instead, he's talking about how blocking an intersection can impact congestion in Seattle, where he works for the police ... Many of them considered traffic enforcement a piece of the puzzle ...
2 arrested as hundreds march at ‘Protest Against ICE’ in Seattle
People demonstrated Saturday at Alki Beach in West Seattle against escalated immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump.
Seattle Police welcomes new chief amid staffing, department culture challenges
SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department (SPD) welcomed its new chief on Thursday. KING 5 spoke with Chief Shon Barnes about his new role joining a department struggling with understaffing and a slew ...