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Officer Detail: Bretton Smith

General Information

Name Bretton Smith
OpenOversight ID 1466
Department Seattle Police Department
Race White
Gender Male
Birth Year (Age) 1964 (~60 y/o)
First Employment Date 2011-08-09
Number of known incidents 6
Currently on the force No

Assignment History

Assignment changes are estimated based on title changes between rosters obtained from the department. As a result, no assignments from before 2011 are available at this time.
Job Title Badge No. Unit Start Date End Date
Police Sergeant 5489 Hr - Department Unavailable Person 2021-06-30 2021-07-31
Acting Police Sergeant 5489 Hr - Department Unavailable Person 2021-02-02 2021-06-30
Acting Police Sergeant 5489 North Pct 3Rd W - B/N Relief 2020-09-01 2021-02-02
Police Officer 5489 North Pct 3Rd W - B/N Relief 2016-04-26 2020-09-01
Police Officer Detective 5489 Narc - Hidta Task Force - C 2015-02-12 2016-04-26
Police Officer Detective 5489 Narc - Proactive Squad A 2011-08-09 2015-02-12

Salary

Annual Salary Overtime Total Pay Year
$141,311.26 $8,843.30 $150,154.56 2020

Incidents

Incident OPA Case 2019OPA-0186

Date Mar 21, 2019
Report # OPA Case 2019OPA-0186
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Ashlie Bissell , Kaipo J. Primacio , Bretton Smith , Justin Jackson , William Mccowan
Description

Allegation 1 — Force - Investigation

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Process as Supv Action

Allegation 2 — Investigations and Reports

Name: Ashlie Bissell
Badge #: 8559
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral

Allegation 3 — Investigations and Reports

Name: William Mccowan
Badge #: 7607
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral

Allegation 4 — Force - Reporting

Name: William Mccowan
Badge #: 7607
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Management Action

Allegation 5 — Discretion and Authority

Name: William Mccowan
Badge #: 7607
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 6 — Investigations and Reports

Name: Kaipo Primacio
Badge #: 8540
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral

Allegation 7 — Force - Reporting

Name: Kaipo Primacio
Badge #: 8540
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral

Allegation 8 — Professionalism

Name: Justin Jackson
Badge #: 8159
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Process as Supv Action

Source: Community Member
Case Status: Completed
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Address Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2018OPA-0884

Date Sep 08, 2018
Report # OPA Case 2018OPA-0884
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Darin Vanpatter , Nathan Jerome , Marcus Matusky , Tyler Speer , Bretton Smith , Matthew Kerby
Description

Allegation 1

Name: Nathan Jerome
Badge #: 7473
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Allegation 2

Name: Tyler Speer
Badge #: 7415
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Allegation 3

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Allegation 4

Name: Darin Vanpatter
Badge #: 8526
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Allegation 5

Name: Marcus Matusky
Badge #: 7773
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Allegation 6

Name: Matthew Kerby
Badge #: 8445
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Source: Community Member
Case Status: Completed
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Address North - BOY - B3
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2018OPA-0917

Date Sep 07, 2018
Report # OPA Case 2018OPA-0917
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Darin Vanpatter , Nathan Jerome , Marcus Matusky , Tyler Speer , Bretton Smith , Matthew Kerby
Description

Allegation 1

Name: Nathan Jerome
Badge #: 7473
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Allegation 2

Name: Tyler Speer
Badge #: 7415
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Allegation 3

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Allegation 4

Name: Darin Vanpatter
Badge #: 8526
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Allegation 5

Name: Marcus Matusky
Badge #: 7773
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Allegation 6

Name: Matthew Kerby
Badge #: 8445
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Source: SPD - Forwarded
Case Status: Completed
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Address North - BOY - B3
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-0807

Date Jul 12, 2017
Report # OPA Case 2017OPA-0807
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Bretton Smith , Marcus Matusky
Description

Allegation 1 — Force - Use

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 2 — Search and Seizure

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 3 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 4 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 5 — Search and Seizure

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 6 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 7 — Force - Use

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 8 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 9 — Search and Seizure

Name: Marcus Matusky
Badge #: 7773
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 10 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Marcus Matusky
Badge #: 7773
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 11 — Force - Use

Name: Marcus Matusky
Badge #: 7773
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 12 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Marcus Matusky
Badge #: 7773
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 13 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Marcus Matusky
Badge #: 7773
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 14 — Search and Seizure

Name: Marcus Matusky
Badge #: 7773
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 15 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Marcus Matusky
Badge #: 7773
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 16 — Force - Use

Name: Marcus Matusky
Badge #: 7773
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Source: SPD - Forwarded
Case Status: Completed
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Address North - BOY - B2
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-0145

Date Jan 22, 2017
Report # OPA Case 2017OPA-0145
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Bretton Smith
Description

Allegation 1 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA Completed Mediation
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Mediation/ADR
Finding: Process as Mediation

Allegation 2 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA Completed Mediation
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Mediation/ADR
Finding: Process as Mediation

Source: Community Member
Case Status: Completed
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Address North - NORA - N3
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case OPA2014-0846

Date Nov 10, 2014
Report # OPA Case OPA2014-0846
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Bretton Smith
Description

Allegation 1 — Professionalism

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA All Allegations Sustained
Discipline: Suspension Without Pay
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Allegation 2 — Professionalism

Name: Bretton Smith
Badge #: 5489
Disposition: OPA All Allegations Sustained
Discipline: Suspension Without Pay
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Source: SPD - Forwarded
Case Status: Completed
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Address Seattle, WA

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