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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 6, 2012

Use of Drones by Seattle Police Strikes a Nerve

The vocal opposition against the drones came into sharp focus two weeks ago during a public meeting in Seattle when members of the Seattle Police Department were shouted down with chants of "No drones!"

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 5, 2012

Wash. Deputy Shoots, Kills Man Swinging Pool Cue

A Thurston County (Wash.) Sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man who advanced toward a fellow deputy swinging a pool cue toward his head, reports the Olympian.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2012

DOJ Taps LISC for Troubled Communities Grant

The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $1 million to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to help attack crime hot spots in 15 U.S. cities to improve the quality of life in troubled communities.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2012

Video: Intoxicated Brothers Claim Excessive Force

Two brothers claim Tukwila (Wash.) Police officers used excessive force when taking them into custody during a traffic stop in May. Charles Chappelle and Jahmez Amili say officers threw them down, punched them, and used pepper spray during the 2:43 a.m. arrest.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2012

Washington State Trooper Takes Hit to Stop Wrong Way Driver

The crash disabled the patrol car with a broken axle. The wrong-way car was able to drive away. It continued to Interstate 5, still going the wrong direction before it broke down.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2012

Wash. Sniper Killed After Firing at SWAT

A man who fired on SWAT officers while in the woods outside Arlington, Wash., on Sunday was shot and killed after Snohomish County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 15, 2012

Accused Seattle Cop Gets Retraining, No Pay Loss

The Seattle Police officer who stepped on the head of a handcuffed man after a fight outside a Ballard nightclub used excessive force, but Chief John Diaz has decided to withhold imposing a 10-day suspension, provided the officer keeps out of trouble.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 10, 2012

Wash. Teen Kills Sureño Gang Members, Claims Self-Defense

Lameiro Flores told police he had been assaulted by Martinez (known as "Demon") and Avilez ("Sicko"), and brought his .45-caliber pistol to the river because he had a "gut feeling" they may attack him again.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 10, 2012

Wash. 'Sovereigns' Arrested After SWAT Standoff

Spokane County (Wash.) Sheriff's SWAT officers arrested two sovereign citizens who refused to exit their truck after a nearly three-hour standoff in Otis Orchards on Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2012

Video: Seattle Cop Under Fire for Heated Confrontation

The Seattle Police Department is investigating one of its veteran officers, after a YouTube video showed him using physical force on a subject after responding to a disturbance in South Seattle.

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