It's part of a new program called Before the Badge, Seattle Police Department (SPD) touts it as a unique and a "first of its kind" new training program that focuses on building interpersonal ...

SEATTLE — As the Seattle Police Department faces an unprecedented staffing crisis, it's turning to a new program to help recruit officers and re-imagine policing. "Before the Badge" is a new ...

SEATTLE — Seattle’s police chief believes the department can be at full strength ... improvements Her husband Wendell pinned the badge on Willit with her three kids by her side.

His oldest son Alex pinned the badge onto his uniform as ... noting that Diaz has been promoted up through Seattle Police ranks since joining the department in 1997. Diaz said since he became ...

The department, Diaz and other SPD top brass have been the subject of multiple lawsuits by several employees, all filed since last fall.

The road to a federal consent decree mandating reforms in the Seattle Police Department began in 2010 ... office also said officers covered up their badge numbers and failed to record enforcement ...