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.
Portland has had 67 homicides this year, surpassing its previous full-year record of 66 in 1987. The city has had more than 1,000 shootings, and...
Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer has been charged by the state with making false statements and false reporting involving an incident with a newspaper carrier...
Seattle mayoral candidates Bruce Harrell and M. Lorena González traded views Sunday in a forum about public safety. González touted her opposition to status quo...
Following the shooting, a man and a woman were in stable condition at Harborview Medical Center, and police said a suspect was taken into custody.
A New York man who was 13 years old when he killed a 4-year-old boy with a rock has been granted parole.
The man accused of killing five people and wounding two others with a bow and arrow in the small Scandinavian town of Kongsberg, Norway, has...
