Seattle City Council holds special meeting on drug use ordinance
The Seattle City Council's Public Safety Committee will hold a "special meeting" Monday to discuss a newly revised drug ordinance.
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The Seattle City Council's Public Safety Committee will hold a "special meeting" Monday to discuss a newly revised drug ordinance.
New numbers show that the Seattle Police Department isn't hiring as many officers as it had planned, despite recruitment efforts.
The new plan focuses on career advancement opportunities for existing officers, strengthening the department's recruitment team, and providing hiring incentives.
If you call 911, you might not get an officer to respond to your situation if your call is determined to be of low priority, according to a new SPD policy.
Police chief Adrian Diaz blames Seattle Police's slow 911 response times on the ongoing staffing crisis affecting his department. Efforts to beef up incentives and retention bonuses through the city council have largely floundered.