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Pugel Regrets Video
11:26 am
Fri April 26, 2013

Seattle's Interim Police Chief Apologizes For 1986 Music Video Mocking Homeless

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Seattle Interim Police Chief Jim Pugel

Seattle Interim Police Chief Jim Pugel says "I'll apologize for the rest of my life" for appearing in a department produced video showing officers mocking the city's homeless to the tune of a classic pop hit.

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Police Actions Questioned
11:55 am
Tue April 23, 2013

Emotional Meeting Over Bellevue SWAT Team Shooting

Last month a SWAT team from Bellevue arrived around 5:00 a.m. in a Columbia City neighborhood to serve a warrant for a suspect. As the dramatic scene unfolded the suspect, Russell Smith, was shot and killed by three Bellevue police officers. Now neighbors want answers about what happened.

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Police Accountability
7:52 am
Mon April 22, 2013

South Seattle Neighbors Want Answers About Police Action

Credit KUOW Photo/Patricia Murphy
The house where Bellevue police shot and killed suspect Russell Smith is still boarded up. The neighborhood was locked down for four hours. Eventually, police stormed the house. No one else was inside.

On March 22, 2013,  around  5:00 a.m., a SWAT team from the Bellevue Police Department showed up at a tiny dead-end street in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood. They were there to arrest a suspect on a warrant for robbery.

Things did not go smoothly.

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Public Safety
9:00 am
Thu April 18, 2013

Behind The Scenes With SPD's Bomb Unit

Credit Flickr Photo/Settsu
A bomb squad exercise.

Investigators are trying to piece together this week's bombings at the Boston Marathon. What clues are they looking for? How are bombs detected and disarmed? Seattle Police Department explosives experts Randy Curtis and Craig Williamson join us with an inside look. Call with your questions to 206.543.5869.


VIDEO: Watch Dennis the SPD Bomb Dog In Action

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