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Another thing to note: The internal investigation finished in under a month. Because of the SPOG contract, It takes SPD up to TWO YEARS to fire cops with nearly the same evidence of criminal behavior.

It gets worse. This happened in August 2025. He emotionally blackmailed her into staying with him by threatening suicide. She didn’t move out until June of this year, and didn’t feel safe reporting him until August 2026.

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The ex-girlfriend of a Mulkiteo cop found her younger sister's nudes on his phone. Now he's facing a criminal investigation.

Is there some party we can vote for that supports cutting ICE in half? Trump only surpassed Obama’s deportation numbers this year.

I spent 5 months investigating bogus reckless driving charges the Seattle Police Department hit me with on Mayday 2026 I'm finally ready to deconstruct the retaliatory policing, and prove how many at the city knew there was no crime to charge me with in the first place youtu.be/7e8I4NbMa2A

THE DIVEST DIGEST Oct 23, 2026 * Dan’s RV ban passes * Anti-homeless law disrupts Everett Free Pantry * WSP trooper’s vehicular homicide trial is delayed again * KCSO deputy suspended for elbowing flight attendant www.divestspd.com/p/the-divest...

People are worried about shoplifting at the grocery store while the billionaire class is stealing the whole world

What trauma bonding is not: When u make friends with someone u went thru something bad with What trauma bonding is: When u defend your fired cop husband for illegally stalking you constantly

cops don't keep us safe

Let's be clear: King County Detective Shawn Peckham is not a misogynist. A group of women simply conspired to kick him off an Alaska Airlines flight for elbowing a flight attendant and calling her a "bitch." But he swears he loves his mama, his daughter—and his ex-wife

Tasers are sold as "non-lethal alternatives" for dealing with serious threats. Often they're just used to punish people who objectively aren't threats for not complying fast enough. See this clip we got from Kirkland:

"Experts say..." The Seattle Times' police coverage was never much to brag about, but now they have interns writing drone propaganda.

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Also relevant to Seattle's political discussions right now.

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MAGA chud, and SPDs favorite informant Jonathan Choe, is out at the No Kings March downtown at Westlake today Watch out for his butterfingered former Seattle police officer bodyguard, Adley Shepherd, who physically attacks people at events, and can’t hold his gun www.divestspd.com/p/choe-bodyg...

Bob Kettle is so full of shit. And his endorsement of hiring cops at breakneck speeds (300 in two years) without regard to quality makes the city objectively less safe.

“before SPD threw protesters to the ground” Factually incorrect. SPD made most of its violent arrests around 1:30. Didier made this statement at 2:20. They didn’t make more arrests until about an hour later.

Anyhoo, she can have this one. We post real exclusives every week and already wrung most of the news juice out of it. We even predicted this outcome a month ago. Join our ko-fi at ko-fi.com/divestspd to support *original* critical cops reporting.

On Monday, SPD sent 20 cops to arrest a man who died while driving himself to the ER. And Bob Kettle pretends like they don’t have cops to spare

Dogs are more effective at deterring crime and cheaper than cops. Maybe that's why cops kill so many. Dogs are making them look bad.

The Divest Digest: Oct. 16, 2026 In this Issue: * 'Right"-sizing SPD * Erika Evans is becoming Ann Davison * A Black lieutenant is suing SPD...again * ICE still has its hands in the DOL cookie jar www.divestspd.com/p/the-divest...

Police Guild President Kent Loux blames the low homicide clearance rate this year on "short staffing." There are 15 homicide detectives and 33 homicides. In case you're really bad at math, that's two cases per detective.

Clowns protecting clowns.

To prove he's not racist against Asians, Nick Shirley posted a photo of himself with Jonathan Choe, the least racist Asian there is.

Richard Bonesteel, the new CRG sergeant, has problems with anger and problems with women and problems controlling his anger with women. www.divestspd.com/p/baseball-c...

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Choe's bodyguard went viral last week for dropping his gun in Little Saigon. His name is Adley Shepherd. He's gone viral before—in his past life as a Seattle cop—for punching a handcuffed woman in the face.

Choe's bodyguard went viral last week for dropping his gun in Little Saigon. His name is Adley Shepherd. He's gone viral before—in his past life as a Seattle cop—for punching a handcuffed woman in the face.

Intrepid YouTube reporter Nick Shirley takes down a shady business on notorious Aurora Ave Is it a front for sex trafficking? Why is she always winking? What's up with their weird hours? Are the "stickers" some kind of code? Like and subscribe.

The Divest Digest Oct 9 IN THIS ISSUE: *Deadly month for King County cops * Spokane police bond over killing * A judge says the state can’t impose standards on sheriffs * Marysville cops crack down on massage parlors www.divestspd.com/p/the-divest...