seattle police
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Seattle Cop Seen Allegedly Walking Bike Over Protester's Head Placed on Leave
A Seattle cop seen on video rolling his bike over the head of a protester laying on the street has been placed on leave. CBS News reports that the incident occurred during a protest on Wednesday in response to a grand jury’s decision not to charge the three officers involved in the death of Breonna…
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Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best Resigning After City Council Approves Cutting Budget and Reducing Workforce
Seattle Chief of Police Carmen Best announced Monday that she would be resigning at the start of September, after the city council voted to trim the budget of the police department and reduce the workforce by up to 100 officers. According to CBS News, Best sent an email to the department saying her resignation will…
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Seattle Detective Placed on Leave for Posting 'All Lives Splatter' After Activists Hit by Car
Members of law enforcement making vile and racist comments on Facebook is nothing new. As protests against police brutality continue around the country, the comments have seemingly increased in their lack of empathy. A detective in Seattle, Wash., has been placed on leave for posting an “All Lives Splatter” meme after a group of Black…
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Seattle Police Release More Video of Charleena Lyles Shooting
Seattle police released the 911 call, additional surveillance video and details of the Charleena Lyles shooting on Thursday, less than a week after officers opened fire on the pregnant mother with her children present in her Seattle apartment. Taken from a surveillance camera in the hallway of Lyles’ fourth-floor apartment, the video shows the 24…
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Audio Released of Pregnant Woman Killed After Calling Police
Updated Monday, June 19, 2017, 12:47 p.m. EDT: Seattle police have released audio of the police shooting that ended with Charleena Lyles dead in front of her children. The audio, linked to dashboard cameras in the two patrol cars responding to the initial call, is redacted in certain areas, according to the Seattle Times. The…