Seattle City Council takes steps to cut police officers

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council in a preliminary vote decided unanimously Wednesday to reduce the police department by up to 100 officers through layoffs and attrition — a move pushed by demonstrators who have marched in the city following George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis.

Seattle City Council takes steps to cut police officers

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council in a preliminary vote decided unanimously Wednesday to reduce the police department by up to 100 officers through layoffs and attrition — a move pushed by demonstrators who have marched in the city following George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis.

Man fatally shot at 8-year-old son's funeral; suspect held

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A suspect has been arrested and charged after a man was fatally shot in the parking lot of an eastern Iowa funeral home where he was attending the funeral of his 8-year-old son, who died of cancer, police said.

Mattawa police look for man who eluded stop

Acting on warrant

MATTAWA - The Mattawa Police Department attempted on Nov. 24 to arrest a man with an outstanding warrant for several failures to appear.

People gather, shops shut to back Black Lives Matter strike

SEATTLE (AP) — Hundreds are gathering and marching in the rain and some businesses have temporarily closed in response to Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County’s call for a statewide general strike on Friday.

Hundreds at vigil for victims of fatal Grand Forks shooting

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Dozens of first responders paraded through a North Dakota city to honor a police officer who was shot to death by a man being served with an eviction notice.

Israeli police raid religious cult-like group in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said Monday they had raided a cult-like group in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Jerusalem in which dozens of women and children were being held and abused under extreme “slavery” conditions.

Judge tosses Smollett's malicious prosecution lawsuit

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed actor Jussie Smollett’s malicious prosecution lawsuit against the city of Chicago and several police officers.

Judge tosses Smollett's malicious prosecution lawsuit

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed actor Jussie Smollett’s malicious prosecution lawsuit against the city of Chicago and several police officers.

Judge tosses Smollett's malicious prosecution lawsuit

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed actor Jussie Smollett’s malicious prosecution lawsuit against the city of Chicago and several police officers.

Grand jury: Officer acted in self-defense in fatal shooting

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Multnomah County grand jury has found no criminal wrongdoing in the Portland police fatal police shooting of 51-year-old Koben Henriksen who was seen waving knives at passing cars in early December.

Grand jury: Officer acted in self-defense in fatal shooting

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Multnomah County grand jury has found no criminal wrongdoing in the Portland police fatal police shooting of 51-year-old Koben Henriksen who was seen waving knives at passing cars in early December.

Grand jury: Officer acted in self-defense in fatal shooting

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Multnomah County grand jury has found no criminal wrongdoing in the Portland police fatal police shooting of 51-year-old Koben Henriksen who was seen waving knives at passing cars in early December.

Police records for April 12, 2022

EPD, MLPD, jail

Bellingham police investigate after swastikas posted

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Several businesses around Bellingham discovered swastika stickers posted on their windows over the weekend.

Bellingham police investigate after swastikas posted

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Several businesses around Bellingham discovered swastika stickers posted on their windows over the weekend.

No one hurt when car drives into crowd at UNM protest

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police are looking for a driver who reportedly drove into a group of protesters near the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

Sheriff: 1 person dead in shooting involving deputy, trooper

GATES, Ore. (AP) — One person was shot and killed in an incident involving a Linn County deputy and at least one Oregon State Police trooper southeast of Salem, according to the Linn County sheriff.

Lakewood man charged after accidentally shooting man

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A Lakewood man was arrested on assault and firearms charges after he allegedly accidentally shot a man in Port Orchard.

Lakewood man charged after accidentally shooting man

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A Lakewood man was arrested on assault and firearms charges after he allegedly accidentally shot a man in Port Orchard.