1. Seattle Police Department Home Page - Police | seattle.gov

    http://www.seattle.gov/police/

    The Seattle Police Department (SPD) prevents crime, enforces laws, and supports quality public safety by delivering respectful, professional, and dependable police services. SPD operates within a framework that divides the city into five geographical areas called "precincts". These precincts define east, west, north, south, and southwest patrol ...

  2. Seattle police chief announces her retirement after city ...

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/11/us/seattle-police-chief-budget-cut-4-million/index.html

    Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best holds a press conference outside of the department's vacated East Precinct.

  3. Seattle police chief to resign following department cuts

    https://nypost.com/2020/08/11/seattle-police-chief-to-resign-following-department-cuts/

    Seattle's police chief says she is stepping down, a move made public the same day the City Council approved reducing the department by as many as 100 officers through layoffs and attrition.

  4. Seattle police chief resigns, says $4M budget cuts were ...

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/11/seattle-police-chief-resign-following-nearly-4-million-budget-cuts/3342382001/

    The Seattle mayor and its outgoing police chief pointed the finger directly at the City Council for the latter’s unexpected departure amid a national reckoning about the role of policing.

  5. Seattle police chief vows to be tougher on rioters after ...

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-police-chief-vows-to-be-tougher-on-rioters-after-some-crimes-not-prosecuted

    Seattle police will start cracking down on rioters who damage businesses, the city's interim police chief warned Saturday. Chief Adrian Diaz's pledge came days after anti-Biden rioters left Pike ...

  6. Seattle police chief announces tougher policy of ...

    https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/seattle-police-chief-announces-tougher-policy-of-prosecuting-protesters-who-vandalize/

    Seattle police chief announces tougher policy of prosecuting protesters who vandalize . Jan. 23, 2021 at 1:13 pm Updated Jan. 23, 2021 at 9:58 pm .

  7. Seattle police chief on autonomous takeover: 'We did not ...

    https://abcnews.go.com/US/seattle-police-chief-autonomous-takeover-abandon-precinct/story?id=71217085

    Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said she supports the right to free speech, but adds, "this is not that." "We just want to make sure it gets resolved," Best told ABC News' "Good Morning America ...

  8. Seattle police chief: 'Leaving the precinct was not my ...

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-police-chief-leaving-precinct

    Addressing the takeover of the area surrounding the Seattle Police Department’s abandoned East Precinct building, Chief Carmen Best said major chaos had been averted but also that she was ...