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.
A public memorial service for Bellevue Police Officer Jordan Jackson, who died last month in a crash while on duty, will be held Tuesday afternoon.
Police in Texas have announced an arrest in last month’s shooting death of the performer Takeoff.
A lawsuit accusing Loren Culp and other police of botching a child sexual-abuse investigation and trying to intimidate the victim has been settled.
Police called it an “isolated, targeted attack.” The public has been left to wonder what led police to believe it was targeted if there is...
A former Florida tax collector whose arrest led to a federal probe into U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has been sentenced to 11 years in prison...
Prosecutors and defense lawyers gave sharply contrasting accounts of Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer's confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier.
On Wednesday, a little under half the students at the University of Idaho appeared to be gone, choosing to take classes online rather than return...
ICE deleted the data Monday after Human Rights First notified the agency that it was posted. Lives have been put at further risk, says an...
The budget includes some new funding areas over last year's budget on key issues in the city, but tensions emerged among councilmembers on public safety...