In 2023 when the Seattle City Council passed a new law opening the way for a Seattle Police crackdown on public drug use on the city’s streets while doing more to emphasize diversion and ...

The police union claims city officials made a political mistake by reducing arrests for open drug use, sparking public criticism. City attorney Erika Evans emphasizes a shift towards diversion and ...

As Seattle backs away from prosecuting drug possession, Portland’s top prosecutor is moving in the opposite direction, announcing a crackdown aimed at offenders who refuse treatment after arrest.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Newly elected Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is facing sharp criticism from police and community groups following allegations that her ...

New mayor Katie Wilson has denied the Seattle Police Officers Guild's (SPOG) allegations of a directive that ordered officers to halt open drug use arrests. The Seattle Police Officers Guild issued a ...

(The Center Square) – Seattle City Councilmember Sara Nelson plans to introduce legislation that would dedicate up to 25% of any sales tax increase for addiction treatment services. Nelson’s ...

Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson’s Pathways to Recovery plan has unanimously cleared the council’s Governance, Accountability, and Economic Development Committee. Pathways to Recovery would ...

(The Center Square) – The Seattle Police Department has clarified that officers will continue to make arrests for drug-related charges when probable cause exists, with the City Attorney’s Office then ...

The city's LEAD team takes to the streets to try to direct drug users to treatment instead of jail. The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) team takes to the streets as part of an effort to ...