Washington

Dan Rocha, a Starbucks regular, was fatally shot in the store’s parking lot in March while responding to a suspicious person call

Chief Stacy Denham says thieves have become more emboldened because they know officers won’t pursue them under a new state law

A new law creates an alert system to notify police to reports of missing Indigenous people and expands the definition of “missing endangered person”

The suspect had been arrested twice in the past year for committing acts of violence with a knife

A more restrictive pursuit policy was not among the bills that were adjusted in a wave of police reform rollbacks

How the quick decision-making of one deputy and the aid of an uninvolved citizen saved the life of a man in a burning car

The move clarifies use-of-force protocols after police officials said the sweeping reforms hindered crime response

A chief in Washington State thinks so and is encouraging his cops to sleep on the job

The free exhibit chronicles the history, evolution and heroes of law enforcement aviation

"I’m so proud of what SPD’s been doing recently. It was a nightmare down here," said one patron

Dominique “Dom” Calata, 35, was married with a 4-year-old son

A review of police action during civil unrest in 2020 offered 26 recommendations, such as restricting use of tear gas