Carmen Best, city’s first Black police chief, said retirement would be effective 2 September
Seattle’s police chief has announced she is stepping down, a move made public the same day the city council approved reducing the department by as many as 100 officers.
The council on Monday had approved a reduction in the budget of the police department of less than 1% after months of protests demanding that it divert funds into other services in a defunding program, although the council signaled deeper cuts might be on the way
Continue reading…Carmen Best, city’s first Black police chief, said retirement would be effective 2 SeptemberSeattle’s police chief has announced she is stepping down, a move made public the same day the city council approved reducing the department by as many as 100 officers.The council on Monday had approved a reduction in the budget of the police department of less than 1% after months of protests demanding that it divert funds into other services in a defunding program, although the council signaled deeper cuts might be on the way Continue reading…