The Seattle Times Crime section covers law enforcement by police, prosecutors and courts in Seattle, the Eastside, King County, the Northwest and nationwide. Topics include arrests and prosecution of suspects in cases of murder, manslaughter, rape and assault. Other topics are the federal courts; the FBI; Homeland Security; and Justice Department oversight of the Seattle Police Department.
The investigation continues into a Port Orchard house fire that claimed two young children, their father and his mother. The man’s father called for his...
A now-25-year-old Seattle man serving time for murder successfully argued for a shorter prison sentence on Friday based on his youth at the time the...
The Justice Department’s conclusion represents a major leap in the case. But its significance depends on whether U.S. District Judge James Robart agrees or adopts...
