Seattle council approves police contract despite concerns over 'lack of accountability'

The City of Seattle has a new collective bargaining contract with the Seattle Police Officers Guild, which represents rank-and-file officers.
UPI

DOJ ends 13 years of oversight, returns police control to Seattle

Sept. 4 (UPI) --The Justice Department has returned complete control of the Seattle Police Department over to the city of Seattle, ending 13 years of federal oversight and after tens of millions were ...
Oregonian

Federal oversight of Seattle Police Department ends after use-of-force reforms

A federal judge returned full control of policing practices to the Seattle Police Department on Wednesday, after overseeing 13 years of reforms prompted by a U.S. Justice Department investigation that ...