The agreement also requires that Olympia Police Chief Rich Allen, his deputy and assistant chiefs and the four officers involved in the incident complete state training “on the historical intersection between race and policing.”
Read More →In the claim Officer Daniel Auderer says SPD leaked false information about disciplinary proceedings as well as personal information. He claims he was wrongfully terminated and the decision to fire him was retaliatory
Read More →The Port of Seattle fired Chief Rod Covey a year after placing him on administrative leave. Covey sued the Port in December 2022 for wrongful termination in violation of public policy that stemmed from his frustration over the investigation.
Read More →Seattle interim police Chief Sue Rahr fired Officer Daniel Auderer on Wednesday for the comments he made in the hours after the January 2023 death of Jaahnavi Kandula.
Read More →Derek Tucson, Robin Snyder, Monsieree De Castro and Erik Moya-Delgado were each awarded $20,000 in compensatory damages and $150,000 in punitive damages when the 10-person jury returned its verdict late Friday.
Read More →Diaz, who was removed from his post last month and reassigned, denied the allegations and came out in a wide-ranging interview this week with radio talk show host Jason Rantz.
Read More →The Seattle PD announced last week they are accepting applications from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients after state legislation allowing "Dreamers" to apply for civil service positions went into effect in Washington.
Read More →Mayor Bruce Harrell said Chief Adrian Diaz will step aside from his post as chief and work on “special projects” in what the mayor called a “mutual decision.”
Read More →Timothy Rankine alleges that since June 2020, he has suffered from “politically motivated, false accusations of racial bias policing and criminal misconduct,” according to his claim. The City of Tacoma said it does not comment on pending litigation.
Read More →Under the proposal, wages would increase 1.3% to 2021, 6.4% to 2022 and 15.3% to 2023. It would make Seattle police officers among the most competitively paid in the state.
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