Seattle Police Chief Barnes confirms his role for another year, focusing on crime prevention and community engagement.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said the city will move to wind down the "Capitol Hill Organized Protest" (CHOP) zone after two weekend shootings that left one man dead. Durkan and Seattle Police ...

A new proposed contract between the city of Seattle and its police officers guild contains pay increases and a more significant role for the city’s unarmed responders to attend calls without a police ...