SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane Police Department needs another 44 officers on the streets in order to split its time evenly between taking calls for help and patrolling beats.
That's according to a new study shared with City Hall on Monday...
SEATTLE (AP) — Two Seattle police officers who shot and killed a 30-year-old pregnant woman each say they fired their weapons after the woman suddenly pulled a knife and came after them.
The Seattle Times reports that the Seattle Police Department late Friday released transcripts of interviews with the officers involved the June 18 fatal shooting of Charleena Lyles...
SEATTLE (AP) — The two Seattle police officers who shot and killed a pregnant woman inside her apartment had less lethal options and had been trained to deal with people showing signs of mental illness or other behavior crises. The killing occurred as Seattle police are under federal oversight following a 2011 investigation that found officers were too quick to use force an all Seattle officers no
SPOKANE (AP) — Spokane police officers have shot a man wielding a knife and wearing a hospital gown in the city's northeast side.
Police Chief Craig Meidl tells KREM TV that about 6 p.m. Sunday officers received a call about a reckless driver...
SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed all remaining claims against the city of Seattle and two Seattle police officers by a woman who was beaten in Seattle's downtown bus tunnel in 2010 as two security guards watched.
The Seattle Times reports Therese Lavallee, the attorney for Aiesha Steward-Baker, agreed in a court filing in February "that there is a lack of evidence to s
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Senate has passed a measure that would make crimes and threats against police officers a hate crime.
Senate Bill 5280 passed the chamber on a 35-14 vote and now heads to the House, where a companion bill did not receive a hearing there...