Carmen Best

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best Resigns After Council Cuts Funding for Police Department

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best announced her resignation on Tuesday, one day after the City Council cut nearly $4 million from the police department's budget. "I'm sad to leave in ...

August 11, 2020BY Zachary Stieber
Seattle Police Chief to Resign Following Department Cuts

Update: Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best announced her resignation on August 11. Original story below. SEATTLE—Seattle's police chief ...

August 11, 2020BY The Associated Press
Seattle Police Find Explosives in Van at Protest

Seattle police officers found explosives this week in a van that was used to equip protesters amid violent ...

July 30, 2020BY Zachary Stieber
Defunding Seattle Police Would Lead to Job Losses, Chief Says

About 1,100 Seattle Police personnel will lose their jobs or face transfers if efforts to defund the department ...

July 11, 2020BY Zachary Stieber