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SCOTUS deals setback to Seattle police officers seeking anonymity in Jan. 6 inquiry

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request for a stay from four current or former Seattle police officers seeking to prevent SPD from disclosing their names and other records.
- Amy Radil
New records detail fear, deception as Seattle investigated former police chief Diaz for hiring girlfriend

Seattle’s Office of Inspector General has released a long-awaited trove of documents undergirding the investigation that led Mayor Bruce Harrell to fire then-Seattle police chief Adrian Diaz for dishonesty last December.
- Ashley Hiruko
Washington launches statewide database tracking police use-of-force

State officials say they're hopeful having a centralized database will lead to more data-driven policies and decision-making within the justice system — and improved public safety in Washington.
- KUOW Staff
Former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz sues city over firing, claims he faced retaliation

In a new lawsuit, former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz claims he was retaliated against and his career destroyed because he refused Mayor Harrell’s alleged command to perform “an unlawful act” and fire an officer before he’d received due process.
- Amy Radil
3 Pioneer Square shooting victims identified, including 19-year-old woman

Three victims who died in a shooting early Saturday morning outside a Pioneer Square nightclub have been identified by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.
- Noel Gasca
Police hiring bill advances in Washington, requiring mix of state and local funds

Washington state is closer to providing new state grants for cities and counties to hire more police officers following a bipartisan vote in the state Senate on Wednesday.
- Amy Radil
Fentanyl fuels a persistent ‘hot spot’ at Seattle’s 12th and Jackson. What will it take to fix it?

A report by Seattle auditors found that the “hot spot” of 12th and Jackson in Seattle’s Little Saigon neighborhood has one of the city’s highest concentrations of drug overdoses and crimes against people, despite efforts to police the intersection and help people suffering from addiction.
- Will James
Seattle City Council approves police use of blast balls, pepper spray, tear gas during protests

The Seattle City Council Tuesday reauthorized the use of blast balls, pepper spray, and pepper by police for crowd-control purposes, despite the objections of people who said they were impacted by those non-lethal weapons during the 2020 racial justice protests.
- Stephen Howie
More officers hired, fewer shots fired: Seattle interim Police Chief Rahr optimistic as she exits

Sue Rahr’s interim role as Seattle Police Chief winds down this week as the city prepares to welcome Mayor Bruce Harrell’s nominee Shon Barnes, chief of police in Madison, WI, as the new head of the agency. Speaking with KUOW’s Soundside, Rahr said as she departs, she bl SPD is turning the corner on some of its biggest challenges after a “rough” several years.
- Libby Denkmann
Ex-Auburn cop gets nearly 17 years in prison for 2019 murder of Jessey Sarey

A former Seattle-area cop found guilty of murder was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison on Thursday. Jeffrey Nelson, 46, was convicted in June of second-degree murder and first-degree assault in the 2019 killing of 26-year-old Jesse Sarey.
- Ashley Hiruko

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