Yesterday, the City Council voted six to three to reinstate the Seattle Police Department’s ability to use blast balls, a ...

The Renton Police Department reported a decrease in multiple crimes from 2023 to 2024, which it credits to targeting repeat offenders, such as the “Kia Boys.” ...

Past councils restricted the use of so-called less-lethal weapons following the department’s violent response to racial ...

The Seattle City Council voted to approve legislation that sets ground rules on crowd management for the police department.

The Seattle City Council voted 6-3 on Tuesday to allow police to use less-lethal weapons for crowd control, including blast balls and tear gas.

The rules around how Seattle police can control crowds with less leathal weapons like blast balls, tear gas and pepper spray ...

The Seattle City Council passed an ordinance that allows Seattle police to use less lethal weapons during crowd management ...

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