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Brown was out of the city to attend the marathon Democratic National Convention. In June 1924, Bertha Landes served as acting mayor while Edwin J. He was released in 1931 and pardoned by President Franklin D. He was convicted in 1921 with twenty others in an early case that used telephone wiretaps. He enjoyed a very good reputation for his integrity as a rum-runner and was active in the community. He went on to run a very profitable operation. In March 1920 he was arrested by Federal probations agents and was fired from his job with the department. Police Lieutenant Roy Olmstead began a bootlegging operation. The State of Washington prohibited alcohol in 1916. The department was established in the 1880s after a lynching and a number of race riots. History Ī Seattle Police car on patrol near 2nd Ave downtown. A bachelor's degree may substitute for one year of experience but can only be used for one promotional exam. Lieutenants must have at least three years' experience as sergeants, and captains must have at least three years' experience as lieutenants. Officers may be promoted to sergeant after five years of experience with the Department and passing the sergeant's exam. Assistant and Deputy chiefs are appointed by the chief from the management ranks. Tests are given for the rank of sergeant, lieutenant, and captain. Every other year, civil service tests are administered for promotions. After five years as a police officer, they can take a promotional examination. Sergeant Major Arnold "Arny" McGinnis (retired in 2012) is the only known SPD member to hold the rank.*Īfter three years in patrol, officers can become candidates to transfer to a wide variety of specialty units and are also eligible to attend a weeklong detective school. Rank structure and insignia Rank structure and insignia Title Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives: Chief Strategic Advisor Christopher Fisher.Executive Director–Budget and Finance: Executive Director Angela Socci.Executive Director–Administration: CAO Valarie Anderson.

Executive Director–Legal Affairs: Attorney Rebecca Boatright.Assistant Chief–Homeland Security: Captain Bryan Grenon.Assistant Chief–Special Operations Bureau: Eric Greening.Assistant Chief–Collaborative Policing: Steve Hirjak.Assistant Chief–Professional Standards Bureau: Lesley Cordner.Assistant Chief–Criminal Investigations Bureau: Deanna Nollette.Assistant Chief–Patrol Operations Bureau: Thomas Mahaffey.

Patrolmen are represented by the Seattle Police Officers' Guild in labor negotiations. The SPD has been under federal oversight since 2012, when policy and procedural reforms were instituted after a United States Department of Justice investigation found that SPD officers routinely used excessive force. Today it has a number of specialty units including SWAT, bike patrol, harbor patrol, motorcycles, mounted patrols, and a variety of detective units Fifty-eight officers have died in the line of duty since the SPD's establishment. The SPD was officially organized on June 2, 1869. Law enforcement in Seattle began with the election of John T. The SPD is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The Seattle Police Department ( SPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Seattle, Washington, United States, except for the campus of the University of Washington, which is under the responsibility of its own police department.