Carmen Best, the Seattle police chief, emailed her resignation notice late Monday, hours after the city council made good on its promise to approve sweeping proposals that would cut about 100 officers and slash the department’s budget. Best’s email, which was obtained by Jason Rantz, a local radio host, said that her retirement will be effective Sept. 2. They also said any layoffs would disproportionately target newer officers, often hired from minority communities, and would inevitably lead to lawsuits. The Seattle City Council also cut Best’s roughly $285,000 annual salary and the pay of other top police leaders, although the final cuts to Best’s salary were significantly more modest than those approved last week. I relish the work that will be done by all of you.”The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Source: Fox News August 11, 2020 05:34 UTC