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The clearest, documented dollar figure tied directly to / is the ’s settlement payments: a $3.65 million settlement to businesses and residents in February 2023 (which included roughly $600,000 in pen...
The most recent department figure in the provided reporting lists 1,123 sworn officers in the Seattle Police Department as of August 31, a figure reported on the SPD Blotter in late 2025 . City budget...
A direct, verifiable count of “how many active state police are there in the state of Washington” is not present in the provided reporting; none of the supplied sources state an exact current number o...
An 88-year-old Seattle woman, identified as Emma Cotton, says a stranger attacked her on her Rainier Beach back porch in mid‑October, bit off her right index finger and stole jewelry; Seattle Police h...