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Seattle Police Chief Resigns After Democrat City Council Votes To Cut Police Budget

Ryan Saavedra
Seattle Police Chief Resigns After Democrat City Council Votes To Cut Police Budget
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Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best has officially resigned after the Democrat-controlled Seattle City Council voted on Monday to slash millions of dollars from the Seattle Police Department’s budget.

News broke within the around 9 p.m. PST that Best was expected to resign tomorrow, and about 30 minutes later she had reportedly submitted her letter of resignation to the Seattle Police Department.

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