The Seattle Police Department is closely monitoring the conflict between Israel and Iran and are working with local and federal agencies to ensure the safety of Seattle community members. As a...
Statement of Police Chief Adrian Diaz “This morning I listened to an audio recording that includes comments by an off-duty Seattle police officer. A bias/hate complaint was filed with the Off...
https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2023/09/22/officer-on-administrative-leave-for-racist-comments/
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https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2023/06/15/a-message-to-the-community-from-chief-adrian-z-diaz/
After nearly two and a half years as interim, Adrian Z. Diaz was sworn in as Chief of the Seattle Police Department on January 12th, 2023. Now, with its top leadership clarified, SPD is launching...
I am speaking today to provide additional information regarding last week’s officer-involved collision at Dexter and Thomas and provide clarification about the investigation timeline and proces...
https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2023/01/30/chief-diazs-statement-regarding-fatal-collision/
June 22, 2022 Krystal Marx, Executive Director, Seattle Pride Carmen Rivera, Board Member, Seattle Pride Dear Krystal and Carmen, The Seattle Pride Parade draws thousands of people together...
https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2022/06/22/chief-diazs-letter-to-seattle-pride-executive-board/
I wanted to provide you with a staffing update as we enter the second half of the year. The Seattle Police Department has seen a reduction of 402 officers/detectives deployable staff since 2019....
https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2022/06/02/chief-diaz-statement-on-current-staffing-crisis/
The Federal Court Monitor’s recent assessment, that the Seattle Police Department has sustained full and effective compliance under the Consent Decree, marks a significant milestone in modern p...
https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2022/05/17/chief-diaz-on-spds-consent-decree-compliance-milestone/
Good afternoon, About an hour from now, the City Council will vote on whether to eliminate 101 police officer positions. This would be devastating to our city’s already overwhelmed public s...
Today, SPD Chief Adrian Diaz sent the following letter to all staff regarding next week’s vaccination deadline: To the Members of the Seattle Police Department – This coming Tuesday, Octob...