Seattle Police Department on pace to hire more than 150 officers by year's end

The Seattle Police Department is projected to hire more than 150 officers by the end of the year, a recruitment milestone ...

Lawsuit: Seattle police shouldn’t have left suicidal woman with gun

The family of a young mother who killed herself alleges police "abandoned" her following domestic-abuse investigation.
Seattle Times

Seattle’s police chief ‘will not be quiet’ if National Guard deployed

Should the Trump administration deploy the National Guard to Seattle, police Chief Shon Barnes knows what he’ll say to his officers. “I will ask them, ‘Does anyone know who Willie Grimes is?'” Grimes, ...
WAPT

Yazoo City police chief resigns, announces retirement

THE HEAD AND ONCE IN THE UPPER RIGHT ARM. THE INTERIM HINDS COUNTY CORONER CONFIRMED HIS IDENTITY. YAZOO CITY IS NOW SEARCHING FOR A NEW POLICE CHIEF. AFTER TWO YEARS AT THE HELM, TERRY GANN RESIGNED ...
Idaho Statesman

Boise officer says the ex-police chief forced him out. What a court just ruled

Former Boise Police Captain Tom Fleming didn’t want to retire until March 2024, he said in a lawsuit he filed against the city of Boise in 2022. But Fleming alleged he was forced to retire early after ...
Hawaii News Now

Maui police officer to become first woman to serve as department’s Assistant Chief

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Maui Police Department has announced the promotion of Joy Medeiros to the rank of Assistant Chief, scheduled to take effect on Friday. She will take command of the ...
Yahoo

Seattle police arrest armed felon smoking fentanyl outside Capitol Hill grocery store

Police arrested an armed felon for smoking fentanyl in front of a QFC on Capitol Hill. The suspect was recently released from prison, and is prohibited from carrying firearms. Seattle police officers ...
KING5

Seattle mayoral debate spotlights Harrell and Wilson's clashing views on policing

SEATTLE — Policing in Seattle’s past and future took center stage Friday night as Mayor Bruce Harrell and challenger Katie Wilson clashed in a debate over public safety and the city’s troubled police ...
CBS News

Bolton police chief Luke Hamburger dies suddenly; remembered as "a leader of true integrity"

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...
Star Tribune

Golden Valley police chief resigns following findings of alleged misconduct

Golden Valley Police Chief Virgil Green resigned Friday, following a city investigation that found multiple instances of alleged misconduct. Green, who was named chief in 2022, had been on ...
MyNorthwest.com

Seattle police say van with kids inside catches fire after man rams it

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) said a 25-year-old man was arrested for allegedly ramming his SUV into a van with a family inside on Saturday evening. At around 5:30 p.m., crews responded to the ...