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SPD Safe Place in the News

July 2015 - Seattle Times, Gay Cop creates 'Safe Place' on Capitol Hill  

August 2015 - Seattle Times, SPD sets national example with LGBTQ-friendly safe-haven plan

November 2015 -  Seattle Magazine,  Public Defender Jim Ritter, Seattle Police Department - Most Influential People 2015

April 2016 - Seattle Times, 'Safe Place' campaign for LGBTQ students expands to Seattle's public schools

March 2017 - Police Chief Magazine, Connecting with your LGBTQ Community

April 2017 - CNN, CNN The new weapon against hate crime

January 2019 - WKRN, Catie Poole, Metro Police liaison with LGBTQ community 

Safe Place Coordinator

SPD SAFE PLACE Coordinator and LGBTQ Liaison:

Officer Dorian Korieo

Dorian.Korieo@Seattle.gov
206-437-4001

SPD SAFE PLACE Developer

Officer Jim Ritter

james.ritter@seattle.gov
206-437-3860

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