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SPD preparing to reintroduce Community Service Officer program

On 06/26/2019 By Kevin Schofield In police

This morning Seattle Police Department Assistant Chief Adrian Diaz briefed the City Council on the plans to reintroduce the Community Service Officer program after a 15-year hiatus.

Community Service Officer program on hold, possibly on the chopping block

On 07/27/2018 By Kevin Schofield In budget, police, public safety

In 2016, the City Council added money into the 2017-2018 city budget to revive the highly regarded Community Service Officer program, with a target roll-out in the second half of this year. But Mayor Durkan has delayed that plan, and suggested that her budget priorities may lie elsewhere.