Articles about SPD

Seattle Police Dept. launches new registry to pull private camera footage for investigations

Seattle wants to tap into residential security camera footage to aid police investigations. The Seattle Police Department recently launched Connect… Read More

‘It’s a game-changer’: Seattle touts high-tech Real Time Crime Center amid privacy concerns

The Seattle Police Department has formally launched a new high-tech operations center designed to help officers fight crime in real… Read More

Seattle lawmakers approve GPS tracking tech for police pursuits

The Seattle City Council voted 8-1 on Tuesday to authorize the Seattle Police Department’s use of GPS tracking devices designed… Read More

Seattle Police Department testing brain stimulation headband as part of wellness research effort

Editor’s note: The story has been updated to correct its description of the study’s purpose. The study is testing the… Read More

We rode along with Seattle PD to see how cops are busting drivers violating new distracted driving law

On his Wednesday morning commute, a Seattle man did something we’re probably all guilty of from time-to-time. He checked his… Read More

Fearing Trump administration’s reach, Seattle City Council fights FBI and SPD’s ‘warrantless surveillance cameras’

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, the ACLU, and privacy advocates are championing an effort to regulate and remove surveillance cameras… Read More

Seattle police, neighbors use technology to fight vehicle prowls

Erik Karlson was reading the news on his phone on Oct. 15 a few minutes after 1 a.m. when a… Read More

How Washington state became the ‘Wild West’ for drone use by law enforcement

Last year, the FBI flew a fleet of small airplanes over Seattle and other cities. They were equipped with cameras… Read More

Inside the Seattle Police Department’s new real-time crime center

The Seattle Police Department has a new high-tech crime center that it hopes will help officers, investigators, and analysts solve crimes… Read More

Seattle PD’s new tech chief Bill Schrier on big data, transparency, and replacing an Amazon exec

Last March, the Seattle Police Department made waves when it hired Amazon.com Vice President Greg Russell as its new chief… Read More

Seattle police bust record number of drivers for talking on cell phones

We know it’s illegal and dangerous, but the temptation to send a text message or make a phone call while sitting at a… Read More

Seattle Police Department cuts deal with records requester to release video footage

The Seattle Police Department has made a deal with an anonymous computer programmer who submitted a massive series of public… Read More