Jan 25, 2021at6:46 pmBySeattle City Attorney Pete Holmes said by the end of October, the Seattle Police Department had referred 261 protest-related misdemeanor cases to his office, which declined 143 of them.Dozens more have yet to be considered. Those remaining cases “have not been given a pass. They have not been declined,” he said. “But we will get to them when the court can handle them.”The City Attorney's office has filed about nine cases related to several months of protests against police violence. Two defendants agreed to complete a diversion program at Choose 180, and four had...…Jan 25, 2021at6:46 pmBySeattle City Attorney Pete Holmes said by the end of October, the Seattle Police Department had referred 261 protest-related misdemeanor cases to his office, which declined 143 of them.Dozens more have yet to be considered. Those remaining cases “have not been given a pass. They have not been declined,” he said. “But we will get to them when the court can handle them.”The City Attorney's office has filed about nine cases related to several months of protests against police violence. Two defendants agreed to complete a diversion program at Choose 180, and four had...WW…

Aug 20, 2020at3:39 pmByArguing that Chief Carmen Best is the ideal person to shepherd changes at the Seattle Police Department, members of Seattle's Black clergy and police reform activists spoke out in support of SPD's leader.Chief Best recently in September, amid tensions between the department and the City Council. But leaders at the Thursday press conference said they want her to stay on.“She’s accountable for us," said Devitta Briscoe, assistant director of . Best is the first Black woman to head SPD.“We’re not just fighting as Black women for our voices, we are fighting for our...…Aug 20, 2020at3:39 pmByArguing that Chief Carmen Best is the ideal person to shepherd changes at the Seattle Police Department, members of Seattle's Black clergy and police reform activists spoke out in support of SPD's leader.Chief Best recently in September, amid tensions between the department and the City Council. But leaders at the Thursday press conference said they want her to stay on.“She’s accountable for us," said Devitta Briscoe, assistant director of . Best is the first Black woman to head SPD.“We’re not just fighting as Black women for our voices, we are fighting for our...WW…

Jun 14, 2020at10:11 pmByMembers of United Black Clergy gathered at Seattle’s Goodwill Baptist Church Sunday to tell Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best she has their support, even as they spoke of their anger and frustration over the killing of George Floyd and other Black people at the hands of police.“Chokeholds have to go, knees on necks have to go, shooting and killing unarmed Black men and women has to go!” said the church’s pastor, Bishop Garry Tyson.But at the meeting, he and others defended Best as the SPD’s first Black female police chief and one who they said has always listened and...…Jun 14, 2020at10:11 pmByMembers of United Black Clergy gathered at Seattle’s Goodwill Baptist Church Sunday to tell Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best she has their support, even as they spoke of their anger and frustration over the killing of George Floyd and other Black people at the hands of police.“Chokeholds have to go, knees on necks have to go, shooting and killing unarmed Black men and women has to go!” said the church’s pastor, Bishop Garry Tyson.But at the meeting, he and others defended Best as the SPD’s first Black female police chief and one who they said has always listened and...WW…