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Seattle police remove weapons from neo-Nazi organizer

Police have taken weapons away from a man involved with a neo-Nazi group, who lives north of Seattle.

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Fatal New Year's shooting by Seattle police deemed lawful

Seattle's police watchdog agency says an officer who fatally shot a man last New Year's Eve acted within policy

When police kill in Washington state, what should the investigation look like?

Tempers flared when family members of shooting victims saw an initial draft from a state commission, according to a participant.

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Seattle is losing police officers. There's a $1.6 million plan to fix that

Seattle's police department is losing officers faster than any time in the past 6 years, going back to 2012.

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Seattle Police launch nation's first 'swatting registry'

Seattle police say swatting — a hoax 911 call that tries to provoke a police response against an innocent person — is a big problem in the city. The Seattle Police Department is the first in the nation to start a "swatting registry".

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Civilian panel rejects Seattle's new police reform plan

A Seattle civilian panel wants a federal judge to reject Mayor Jenny Durkan’s plan to address police accountability.

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Seattle Police officer who punched woman can't get his job back, says judge

A King County judge has handed the city of Seattle a victory in its quest to fire a police officer who punched a handcuffed woman in the face.

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Not all on board for Durkan's police reform plan

Seattle's civilian police oversight commission has rejected the mayor's reform plan. Now what?

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Seattle police reform could backslide if steps not taken, critics say

Ever since a First Nations woodcarver was fatally shot by Seattle Police in 2010, the police have been trying to prove to a federal judge that they have reformed. But critics say Mayor Jenny Durkan and the Seattle Police Officers Guild have made that goal harder to achieve.

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Is city of Seattle getting tougher with those tent camp sweeps?

A drug bust saw Seattle police serve warrants at two tent camps and arrest 10 people, and that led to a sweep of the camps this week. Does this signal a new public safety approach at City Hall?