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Retired SPD deputy chief attempted to alter police report, OPA finds
The Office of Police Accountability (OPA) is recommending already-retired Seattle Police Department (SPD) Deputy Chief Eric ...
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Seattle police chief apologizes for response at nude beach as neighbors step up opposition to park’s use
In recent days, it has spilled into the ongoing mayor’s race, elicited a response from the district’s City Council member and forced the new chief of the Seattle Police Department, Shon Barnes ...
New York Post17d
Former Seattle Police employee sues city for $3M over rumors of affair with ex-police chief: report
The former chief of staff at the Seattle Police Department is demanding the city pay her $3 million over alleged pervasive sexual harassment in the workplace stemming from a rumor that she had a ...
MyNorthwest.com17d
After years of struggling, City of Seattle celebrates rise in police applications
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes and Mayor Bruce Harrell say SPD officer recruitment is finally improving. The City has struggled for the past several years to recruit new officers, but now it ...
Santa Maria Times8d
Seattle police chief apologizes for response at nude beach as neighbors step up opposition to park's use
In recent days, it has spilled into the ongoing mayor’s race, elicited a response from the district’s City Council member and forced the new chief of the Seattle Police Department, Shon Barnes ...