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The tribal court system, which had occupied a cluster of trailers since the ’50s, plans to add services like a mental health or a veterans court.

As part of a pilot program that avoids using force, the group is dispatched alongside police officers on 911 calls that might involve emotional distress.

Members of law enforcement, community organizers and more weigh in on the trial of three Tacoma officers charged in the 2020 death of Ellis.

Proponents argue the new law will bolster treatment for substance-use disorders, while critics have called it a War on Drugs 2.0.

But they disagree on whether to go left or right.

Pandemic relief funds are bankrolling new – and often unregulated – law enforcement tools such as license-plate readers, drones and AI video software.

The SPD has been under a Department of Justice ‘consent decree’ since 2012 due to excessive use of force.

Local bike cops drove a national evolution toward forceful crowd tactics — and made money doing it.

Six months in, 22 of 31 missing persons have been found. But critical relationships between police and tribal governments show room for improvement.  

WA Recovery Watch published over 30 stories on funding delays, disparities and unspent aid. Here's what came from that reporting — and what's next.

The City Council's 2023-24 package preserves most of Mayor Harrell's asks on policing while investing in homelessness affordable housing and more.