This morning the City of Seattle informed a federal court that it has reached a settlement agreement with a group of business and property owners that had sued the city over damage done during the CHOP in June and July of 2020. No terms of the agreement have been announced …
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2022 SPD Crime Report
The Seattle Police Department has published its annual crime statistics report for 2022.
Continue readingCHOP business owners’ lawsuit against city gets pared down, city officials get spanked for deleting texts
U.S. District Court Thomas Zilly handed down two rulings today in the “Hunters Capital” lawsuit filed by a collection of Capitol Hill business owners and residents in response to the city’s handling of the CHOP in the summer of 2020. The city had filed a motion for summary judgment to …
Continue readingNew lawsuit claiming city’s graffiti ordinance is unconstitutional
A new lawsuit has been filed against the City of Seattle claiming that the city’s graffiti ordinance is unconstitutional, and that SPD selectively enforces it against people writing anti-police messages. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support …
Continue readingSPD Chief Adrian Diaz Appointment Packet
Mayor Harrell has nominated Interim SPD Chief Adrian Diaz as permanent Chief of Police, contingent upon confirmation by the Seattle City Council. Here is the appointment packet that the Mayor’s Office submitted for Diaz. And here is Diaz’s answers to questions submitted by Councilmembers. The Council will hold a hearing …
Continue readingWashington State Fines and Fees
The National Center for Access to Justice at Fordham Law School has published a “fines and fees justice index” for each of the fifty states assessing the fairness and appropriateness of the fines and fees imposed by the criminal justice system. In the past I’ve written about the disparate impact …
Continue readingSPD Q3 Accountability Report
This evening the City of Seattle submitted to the U.S. District Court its third-quarter 2022 accountability report. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support my ongoing work. Thanks!
Continue readingAnnual Public Safety Survey is open
The City of Seattle’s annual Public Safety Survey, administered by Seattle University, is open. You can fill out the survey here.
Continue readingCity Council/Mayor’s Office “Term sheet” on developing alternative 911 response
The offices of the Seattle City Council and Mayor Harrell have quietly signed a “term sheet” laying out a cooperative effort to develop “an action plan and timeline for implementing the City’s Alternative 911 Response.” The term sheet involves four main deliverables: 1) An executive-drafted policy document outlining the framework …
Continue readingOffice of Inspector General “Wave 3” sentinel event report on SPD response to 2020 protests
Today the Office of the Inspector General for Public Safety released its “Wave 3” sentinel event report on the Seattle Police Department’s response to protests in the summer of 2020. Wave 3 includes SPD’s abandonment of the East Precinct building, its response (or lack thereof) to 911 calls in the …
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