The directive stated how police should interact with federal agents, National Guard members and unidentified officers deployed for immigration enforcement.

Prosecutors in King County have charged a 12-year-old boy in juvenile court in connection with an attack on a woman outside a Seattle grocery store.

The Seattle Police Department is preparing for large crowds and potential traffic issues during the NFC Championship game between the Seahawks and the Rams.

Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers are blocking traffic in all directions at Northeast 50th Street and 16th Avenue Northeast in the University District. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) reported the police activity around 5 p.m. Tuesday via X.

The Seattle City Attorney has charged a 24-year-old man with one count of assault with sexual motivation for grabbing and groping multiple women’s buttocks in downtown Seattle last spring.

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The Seattle Police Department says that it is now investigating a homicide after a man died three months after someone shot him.

This year, Seattle officials are putting a stronger emphasis on services for people arrested for public drug use. Supporters of “diversion” away from courts and jail call it a hopeful moment. Skeptics worry that the city’s so-called “hot spots” for drug use and disorder will continue to suffer.

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) said witnesses reported seeing ICE agents arrest three men in north Seattle Wednesday.

A shooting in Seattle's Chinatown-International District resulted in one death and three injuries, with the suspects yet to be identified. Local businesses are affected as police investigate.