Police at the scene of a shooting in Seattle in 2021. (Photo courtesy of SPD Blotter)
Staffing issues at the Seattle Police Department, and differing views on the Seattle City Council on the future of police — that may widen after the November election and divisive politics — are just some of the obstacles the federal judge overseeing Seattle’s consent decree with the Justice Department sees to the city being found in full compliance.
Judge James Robart noted multiple times in a status conference hearing Tuesday that original estimates were that it would take SPD about five years to reach full compliance with
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