Own the delay Mayor Wilson, stop blaming everyone else
On July 26, Seattle police officers standing approximately 100 feet from the Armory took an alleged Bite of Seattle shooter into custody in 20 to 30 seconds; yet the public waited five hours for the first official public safety briefing. That is not a communications hiccup; that is a leadership failure. Seattle Police Department’s after-action […]
Data Drop: Seattle Mayor’s Office Releases Staff Texts from Night of Bite of Seattle Shooting
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mayor’s Office on Friday afternoon released a data drop of staff text messages and Microsoft Teams chats from July 26 and 27, 2026, covering the hours immediately after the Bite of Seattle shooting that killed three people and wounded others at Seattle Center. Dawn Schellenberg, interim communications director, emailed the records […]
Ex-Seattle Police Chief Bags $700,000 to Step Down
SEATTLE — Outgoing Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes received a severance package valued at approximately $700,000 under an optional resignation agreement with the City of Seattle that took effect July 30, 2026, the same day that marked his final day on the payroll, according to documents released by KOMO’s Jeremy Harris and confirmed by city […]
Fatal shooting on the steps of Pursuit Church in Seattle’s University District
SEATTLE—A 28-year-old man, Lebron Givuan, was fatally shot in the chest on the steps of Pursuit Seattle Church in Seattle’s University District on Thursday evening, marking the city’s 23rd homicide of the year. Up to 30 bullet casings were found at the scene. “A man was murdered in front of his wife and son while […]
Help name the Seattle Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit’s new barn cat
SEATTLE, Wash., August 10, 2023—The Seattle Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit is accepting name suggestions to name its newly adopted barn cat. The Mounted Patrol Unit has adopted a new barn cat, and they need your help to come up with the purrrrrrfect name. The cat was needed to help control the rodent population in […]
K-9 Officer Jedi killed during pursuit
UPDATE [2:33 p.m. January 8, 2022]: Added Jedi’s memorial service information. SEATTLE, Wash., January 7, 2022 – Police K-9 Officer Jedi of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) was tragically killed during a struggle with a burglary suspect on Wednesday, Jan 5. The SPD’s official report states that the K-9 team responded to a burglary in […]
Seattle Police Chief Best retires amid approved budget cuts
By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Staff Following the Seattle City Council’s approval of historic cuts to the Seattle police department’s budget, Seattle Chief of Police Carmen Best has retired, effective Sept. 2, 2020. In a letter sent to her officers and coworkers Monday night, Best said that she would “retire” from the Seattle Police […]
