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Pat Fitzpatrick denies union grievance to return Officer Michael Morfoot to the force

Promotion of Matt Stansfield aims to elevate effectiveness of department

In a one-on-one interview with KIRO 7, Chief Padilla shared insight behind the alarming sharp rise in homicides.

The latest data from the 2022 Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs crime report shows law-breaking is at an all-time high, while police staffing has plummeted.

A local non-profit named Blue Bridge Alliance, is aiming to bridge the divide between the community and officers, by simple acts of kindness.

Man in custody for intimidating a school employee to have competency hearing

A community in south King County saw a spike in the number of homicides for the year 2021, and the family of one of the murdered victims is calling for justice. 

The Española Fire Department is short-staffed, according to Fire Chief Ron Padilla and Union President Zack Logsdon, which could lead to delays in fire and emergency services.

KENT — Kent Mayor Dana Ralph says her administration badly underestimated the public outrage that would spring from the decision not to fire an assistant police chief who posted Nazi insignia on his office door, embraced the rank of an officer in Adolf Hitler’s murderous Schutzstaffel, or SS, and joked about the Holocaust.