<h1 class="entry-title">Category: NEPBA Police Updates</h1>

Seattle's 'man in tree' charged in sequoia standoff

Associated Press SEATTLE — Authorities say the 25-hour saga of a man who refused to come down from a giant sequoia tree in downtown Seattle was "an incalculable waste of time and services." Cody Lee Miller was formally charged Monday with malicious mischief and assault after he climbed to the top of the 90-foot tree […]

NY's top cop compares Brussels attacks to 9/11

By Anthony M. Destefano Newsday NEW YORK — The recent terror attacks in France and Belgium — exposing Balkanized and uncoordinated intelligence gathering much like the U.S. after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks — affected the ability of European police to respond, NYPD Commissioner William Bratton said Monday. “This was their 9-11 moment,” Bratton told […]

Witness: Suspect appears to pull out gun before fatal shooting by Seattle police

By Steve Miletich and and and Christine Clarridge The Seattle Times SEATTLE — Seattle police released new information Monday on the fatal shooting of Che Taylor by two officers, including patrol-car video, recorded soon after the incident, in which a woman spontaneously said she believed Taylor pulled a handgun before officers opened fire. The unidentified […]