There’s a special member of the Seattle Police Department, dedicated to providing comfort to people going through difficult ...

Past councils restricted the use of so-called less-lethal weapons following the department’s violent response to racial ...

Previous legislation—passed as a result of public outcry—had all but barred the use of less-lethal weapons such as tear gas ...

The rules around how Seattle police can control crowds with less leathal weapons like blast balls, tear gas and pepper spray ...

The Seattle City Council voted to approve legislation that sets ground rules on crowd management for the police department.

For the first time since 2019, the Seattle Police Department hired more officers than it lost. The less-impressive news: The ...

The Seattle City Council passed an ordinance that allows Seattle police to use less lethal weapons during crowd management ...

The first outsider to lead the department in over a decade, Barnes promised to bring a “fresh perspective” to policing in ...

Another Seattle lawsuit was filed against the city, alleging discrimination and hostile environment at its police department.

A Seattle man has been charged with assault after police say he pushed two teenage referees to the ice during a youth hockey game at the Kraken Community Iceplex on Sunday.

If there is any doubt about how happy Shon Barnes is to be the Seattle Police Department's new chief, the doubt ends now.

Shon Barnes, who started his new job as chief of the Seattle Police Department on Friday, has big goals for 2025, including ...