February 8, 2022 Seattle man caught on camera attacking woman with bat as police staffing crisis mounts As violent crime continues spiking in Seattle, Washington, surveillance video shows a reportedly homeless man attacking a woman with a bat.
February 8, 2022 Washington grocery store shooting suspect arrested without incident: police A Washington man is in custody as he is suspected of shooting and killing one person and injuring another at a grocery store in Richland on Monday, police said.
February 1, 2022 Washington public defenders push for ending jail bookings for sex offenders, burglars, citing omicron risks Public defenders in King County, Washington, are pushing the prosecutor’s office to reduce jail bookings for suspects accused of non-violent crimes, arguing that they face a heightened risk of catching the coronavirus amid the spread of the omicron variant.
January 31, 2022 Seattle officials planned to cede police station to BLM group, report says In the summer of 2020, as Seattle was beset by police protests, city officials seriously considered transferring the police department’s East Precinct building to the local chapter of Black Lives Matter, according to a Sunday report.
January 27, 2022 Accused repeat Seattle shoplifter released without bail: report A Seattle judge released accused shoplifter John Ray Lomack on his own recognizance for the second time Wednesday despite his extensive criminal history, including at least 18 felony and misdemeanor convictions since 1985, according to a report.
January 26, 2022 University of Washington department's website appears to violate own 'inclusive language guide' The information technology department at the University of Washington might be the newest member of the "Do as I say, not as I do" club.
January 25, 2022 Washington state school board removes classic novel from curriculum after complaints of racial insensitivity A Seattle-area school board has voted to remove the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” from the district’s ninth-grade reading curriculum after teachers, parents, and some students complained that it was racially insensitive.
January 25, 2022 Democrats treat criminals as victims and it's killing our cities Democrats vowed to reimagine public safety in the wake of George Floyd’s death and the results of their experiment are in: we’re less safe.
January 24, 2022 Seattle man live-tweets attempted Target hostage-taking, days after allegedly assaulting officer: report A Seattle man charged with assaulting a police officer and released without paying bail was reportedly arrested just eight days later after allegedly attempting to hold hostages at knife-point at a Target.
January 22, 2022 University language guide says 'grandfather,' 'housekeeping,' 'spirit animal' are 'problematic' words A University of Washington department language guide is calling everyday words used by Americans “problematic.”