Seattle Police

• Seattle police chief to resign after council slashes budget, approves officer cuts

  City council earlier Monday approved cutting the department's $400 million annual budget by less than 1% while up to 100 officers could be either laid off or arbitrated out of their positions.

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  Aug 10, 2020
  
• Police declare protests in Seattle riot, arrest demonstrators

  Authorities said rocks, bottles, fireworks and mortars were thrown at officers as they attempted to clear the area using flash bangs and pepper spray over the course of several hours stretching into Saturday night.

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  Jul 26, 2020
  
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• Man who hit 2 Seattle protesters with car charged with vehicular homicide, assault

  The King County Prosecuting Attorney's office charged Dawit Kelete, 27, with vehicular homicide, vehicular assault and reckless driving.

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  Jul 8, 2020
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• Seattle mayor meets with demonstrators in effort to remove protest zone

  The collective of protesters, activists, educators and volunteers in the CHOP was formed after clashes with police who tear-gassed people protesting the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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  Jun 26, 2020
• Controversial Seattle protest zone to be removed after recent shootings, mayor vows

  Mayor Jenny Durkan said at a news conference that recent violence in the CHOP was distracting from changes sought by thousands of peaceful protesters seeking to address racial inequity and police brutality.

  World

  Jun 22, 2020
• 1 killed, 1 injured in early morning shooting in Seattle protest zone: police

  One person was killed and another was in critical condition in a pre-dawn shooting in Seattle's protest zone, authorities said Saturday.

  World

  Jun 20, 2020
• Q and A: What’s next for Seattle protesters’ ‘autonomous zone’?

  Seattle’s “autonomous zone” stretches for several blocks in the densely packed Capitol Hill neighbourhood just east of downtown.

  Jun 13, 2020
• Police investigating downtown Seattle shooting that left 1 dead, 7 hurt

  This was the second shooting Seattle police responded to in the downtown area on Wednesday.

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  Jan 22, 2020
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• Seattle man goes on racist rant, tries to run man over, is beaten with hammer: police

  The suspect allegedly threw a hammer at the victim, who then picked it up and beat his attacker, breaking his arm, police said.

  Aug 29, 2019
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• B.C. man charged after allegedly using car sunroof as weapon in downtown Seattle

  The West Vancouver man also allegedly damaged several vehicles and assaulted other victims.

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2019