The Seattle City Council on Monday approved nearly $4 million in cuts to the city’s police department, a precursor to plans for larger cuts in next year’s budget.
“Reducing the budget of the Seattle Police Department is a response to the calls for advocating for racial justice and investments in BIPOC communities,” Council President M. Lorena Gonzalez, a Democrat, said in a statement after the vote.
BIPOC stands for black, indigenous, and people of color.
Cuts to the police include terminating 32 patrol officers and slashing the number of some specialized units like mounted officers and school resource officers.
Seattle has approximately 1,400 police officers.
Council members also approved…
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