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
