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In May, Prism published an investigation into the Seattle Shield program operated by the Seattle Police Department. That report relied on a Seattle Shield roster from 2020. Amazon, Facebook, ICE have access to Seattle police intelligence-sharing network Seattle Shield requests suspicious activity reports from companies, which are then circulated
The city of Seattle and I have agreed to settle a lawsuit I filed in May that alleged violations of the Washington State Public Records Act (PRA). As part of a settlement agreement inked on July 21, the city will pay $35,000, inclusive of penalties and legal fees. I
Task force fatigue? HardPressed has uncovered yet another Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Seattle Division task force that provides local police with federal powers to execute a federal mission. The stated mission of the Sound Regional Violent Crime Task Force (SRVCTF) "is to identify and target for prosecution individuals
Dan Friedman and I take a look at Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's personal wealth manager for Mother Jones: He’s Hegseth’s wealth manager. He also pushes “pro Israel policies” like war with Iran. How the man working to make the defense secretary
Any local police department can serve as a clearinghouse for federal informants. Once onboard, informants can make a career helping to advance the head-scratching mission of " national security ." Federal task forces, such as the Safe Streets Task Force , Joint Terrorism Task Force , and the Child Exploitation Human
A 2007 Washington State Patrol presentation obtained by HardPressed states that "Central Intelligence Agency Reports Officers" are "located in the same building, in the same office," as the Federal Bureau of Investigation in downtown Seattle. The document was obtained directly from the public collections of the
After federal agents killed two Americans in Minneapolis earlier this year, the FBI Counterterrorism division released a report warning law enforcement about the possibility of anarchist violence in the city. That FBI report says that painting graffiti or "making claims" about the government could be indications of extremism
Newly uncovered records obtained by HardPressed show that the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Joint Terrorism Task Force in Seattle monitored the protest activities of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in 2020. Port of Seattle Police Department (POSPD) Joint Terrorism Task Force officer Josh Landers wrote that he
In my latest, with Noah Hurowitz and The Intercept, we dive into an "Executive Threat Watch" bulletin produced by New Jersey's fusion center. Read our full report here: Cops Warn CEO Bodyguards That Luigi Mangione Fever Could Spark Class War A police intel document warned corporate
On June 17, 2020, the Fulton County District Attorney announced murder charges against Atlanta Police officer Garrett Rolfe in an incident that ignited national attention. Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed outside of a Wendy's fast food restaurant. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said publicly that it was
