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Seattle sergeant covertly recorded another officer using his bodycam

Sgt. Jamin Dobson set his body-worn video to "stealth mode" and used it to film a rival sergeant's workspace, violating the state's two-party consent…

Dec 16 • DivestSPD

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No justice for victims of Seattle police violence at Cal Anderson

With most investigations complete, the Office of Police Accountability's probe into SPD's violent arrest of queer counter-protesters has sustained zero…

Dec 1 • DivestSPD

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November 2025

Women Don't Want to Become Seattle Cops

The police department's quest to hire more women is failing.

Nov 24 • DivestSPD

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'Go in heavy'—SPD's violent May sortie into Cal Anderson started with a balloon

Leaked details from last week's Sentinel Event Review reveal that the Seattle police response to the May 24 counterdemo was even more senseless and…

Nov 13 • DivestSPD

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Rape investigation ends in 40-hour suspension for King County deputy

A woman alleged that King County deputy James Taylor sexually assaulted her while she was mentally vulnerable and too intoxicated to consent.

Nov 10 • DivestSPD

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Spokane PD let two cops prey on DV victims for more than a decade

Officers Toby Bryer and Christopher Conrath had no shortage of red flags in their disciplinary files, but the department let them keep their…

Nov 4 • DivestSPD

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October 2025

A Seattle cop arrested for DV was fired less than two months later. Here's why that's rare.

Seattle Police Officer John Nguyen was arrested for domestic violence in May and let go in July. SPD has taken years to terminate officers for similar…

Oct 27 • DivestSPD

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City Celebrates New Contract For Cops — It’s Not That Great

By DivestSPD Editor Justin Ward

Oct 22 • DivestSPD

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Cop's truck full of empty White Claws found abandoned after wild ride

Seattle Officer Robert West is under investigation after his truck was spotted driving recklessly in Bonney Lake and found blocking someone's driveway.

Oct 20 • DivestSPD

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Cop's wife claims he fired gun inside house, punched walls, told stepdaughter to 'go die'

Officer Richard Norris has been on paid leave since his estranged wife filed for a protection order in Snohomish County last summer. Norris was…

Oct 13 • DivestSPD

New May 24 footage shows sergeant punching protester repeatedly

Seattle Police Sergeant David Adams claimed the man "charged" and attempted to tackle him. According to Adams' bodycam, it was the other way around.

Oct 7 • DivestSPD

September 2025

Seattle cop accused of head-butting fiancee down stairs, sexually abusing her

Officer Jonathan Goodwin previously faced allegations that he raped a Renton woman in 2020.

Sep 29 • DivestSPD

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