General Information

Name Michael Tietjen
OpenOversight ID 1591
Department Seattle Police Department
Race White
Gender Male
Birth Year (Age) Data Missing
First Employment Date 2011-08-09
Number of known incidents 10
Currently on the force Yes

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 Lieutenant 6645 North Pct 1St W 2021-12-28
Police Sergeant 6645 North Pct 2Nd W - Union 2021-01-14 2021-12-28
Police Sergeant 6645 Hr - Department Unavailable Person 2021-01-03 2021-01-14
Police Sergeant 6645 Zold - East Pct Ops - Night Act 2020-11-15 2021-01-03
Police Sergeant 6645 Hr - Department Unavailable Person 2019-10-14 2020-11-15
Police Sergeant 6645 East Pct 3Rd W - George 2016-08-16 2019-10-14
Police Officer 6645 Harbor - Squad A 2011-08-09 2016-08-16

Salary

Annual Salary Overtime Total Pay Year
$139,420.00 (data incomplete) 2021
$133,797.03 $19,604.76 $153,401.79 2020

Incidents

Incident OPA Case 2021OPA-0479

Date Oct 21, 2021
Report # OPA Case 2021OPA-0479
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Robert Yrene , Douglas Beard , Jabari Addae , Joseph Belfiore , Michael Tietjen , Nathan Lemberg , Tommy Caldwell , Jonathan Kiehn
Description

Allegation 1 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Nathan Lemberg
Badge #: 7456
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 2 — Investigations and Reports

Name: Nathan Lemberg
Badge #: 7456
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 3 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Joseph Belfiore
Badge #: 7525
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 4 — Investigations and Reports

Name: Joseph Belfiore
Badge #: 7525
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 5 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 6 — Investigations and Reports

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 7 — Investigations and Reports

Name: Douglas Beard
Badge #: 7459
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 8 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Douglas Beard
Badge #: 7459
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 9 — Investigations and Reports

Name: Tommy Caldwell
Badge #: 7718
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 10 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Tommy Caldwell
Badge #: 7718
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 11 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Jabari Addae
Badge #: 8355
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 12 — Investigations and Reports

Name: Jabari Addae
Badge #: 8355
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 13 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Robert Yrene
Badge #: 8564
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 14 — Investigations and Reports

Name: Robert Yrene
Badge #: 8564
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 15 — Investigations and Reports

Name: Jonathan Kiehn
Badge #: 6904
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 16 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Jonathan Kiehn
Badge #: 6904
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding:

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

Incident OPA Case 2020OPA-0531

Date Aug 14, 2020
Report # OPA Case 2020OPA-0531
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Taylor Moreland , Vaughn Mckee , Trevor Tyler , Michael Tietjen
Description

Allegation 1 — Professionalism

Name: Taylor Moreland
Badge #: 7701
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline: Resigned Prior to Proposed DAR - Discipline
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Allegation 2 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Taylor Moreland
Badge #: 7701
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Inconclusive

Allegation 3 — Professionalism

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline: Written Reprimand
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Allegation 4 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 5 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Vaughn Mckee
Badge #: 7720
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 6 — Professionalism

Name: Vaughn Mckee
Badge #: 7720
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral

Allegation 7 — Professionalism

Name: Trevor Tyler
Badge #: 7574
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral

Allegation 8 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Trevor Tyler
Badge #: 7574
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

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

Incident OPA Case 2020OPA-0513

Date Aug 14, 2020
Report # OPA Case 2020OPA-0513
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Timothy Meyer , Michael Tietjen
Description

Allegation 1 — Force - De-Escalation

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 2 — Force - De-Escalation

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 3 — Discretion and Authority

Name: Timothy Meyer
Badge #: 8586
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 4 — Force - De-Escalation

Name: Timothy Meyer
Badge #: 8586
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 5 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Timothy Meyer
Badge #: 8586
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 6 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Timothy Meyer
Badge #: 8586
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 7 — Force - De-Escalation

Name: Timothy Meyer
Badge #: 8586
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding:

Allegation 8 — Discretion and Authority

Name: Timothy Meyer
Badge #: 8586
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding:

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

Incident OPA Case 2020OPA-0525

Date Aug 13, 2020
Report # OPA Case 2020OPA-0525
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Vaughn Mckee , Sergio Vergara , Dillon Butenhoff , Michael Tietjen
Description

Allegation 1 — Professionalism

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Supervisor Action
Finding: Process as Supv Action

Allegation 2 — Professionalism

Name: Dillon Butenhoff
Badge #: 8303
Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Supervisor Action
Finding: Process as Supv Action

Allegation 3 — Professionalism

Name: Sergio Vergara
Badge #: 7795
Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Supervisor Action
Finding: Process as Supv Action

Allegation 4 — Professionalism

Name: Vaughn Mckee
Badge #: 7720
Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Supervisor Action
Finding: Process as Supv Action

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

Incident OPA Case 2020OPA-0515

Date Aug 13, 2020
Report # OPA Case 2020OPA-0515
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Vaughn Mckee , Sergio Vergara , Michael Tietjen
Description

Allegation 1 — Professionalism

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline: Suspension Without Pay
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Allegation 2 — Conformance to Law

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Inconclusive

Allegation 3 — Vehicle Operation

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline: Disciplinary Transfer
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Allegation 4 — Professionalism

Name: Sergio Vergara
Badge #: 7795
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 5 — Professionalism

Name: Vaughn Mckee
Badge #: 7720
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline: Written Reprimand
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Source: Social Media
Case Status: Completed
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Address Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2020OPA-0494

Date Jul 25, 2020
Report # OPA Case 2020OPA-0494
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Michael Tietjen
Description

Allegation — Force - Use

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline: Suspension Without Pay
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

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

Incident OPA Case 2018OPA-0255

Date Jan 27, 2018
Report # OPA Case 2018OPA-0255
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Trevor Tyler , Michael Tietjen
Description

Allegation 1 — Discretion and Authority

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 2 — Supervisory Responsibility

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 3 — Discretion and Authority

Name: Trevor Tyler
Badge #: 7574
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 4 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Trevor Tyler
Badge #: 7574
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 East - EDWARD - E2
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2018OPA-0189

Date Dec 27, 2017
Report # OPA Case 2018OPA-0189
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Anthony Morasco , Emily Akiyama , Michael Tietjen , Christopher Brown , David Allen
Description

Allegation 1 — Force - Investigation

Name: Christopher Brown
Badge #: 7776
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 2 — Force - Investigation

Name: Christopher Brown
Badge #: 7776
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 3 — Force - Use

Name: Emily Akiyama
Badge #: 7675
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 4 — Force - Reporting

Name: Emily Akiyama
Badge #: 7675
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 5 — Force - Use

Name: Emily Akiyama
Badge #: 7675
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 6 — Force - Reporting

Name: Emily Akiyama
Badge #: 7675
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 7 — Force - Investigation

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 8 — Force - Reporting

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral

Allegation 9 — Force - Investigation

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 10 — Force - Reporting

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral

Allegation 11 — Force - Reporting

Name: Anthony Morasco
Badge #: 8392
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 12 — Force - Reporting

Name: Anthony Morasco
Badge #: 8392
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 13 — Force - Use

Name: David Allen
Badge #: 7763
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 14 — Force - Reporting

Name: David Allen
Badge #: 7763
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 15 — Force - Reporting

Name: David Allen
Badge #: 7763
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 16 — Force - Use

Name: David Allen
Badge #: 7763
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Source: SPD - Initiated
Case Status: Completed
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Address South - ROBERT - R1
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-1079

Date Sep 17, 2017
Report # OPA Case 2017OPA-1079
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Jason Pecore , Anne M. Stribling , Paul T. Simbeck , Michael Tietjen , Steven Wilske
Description

Allegation 1 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Management Action

Allegation 2 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Steven Wilske
Badge #: 5161
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Management Action

Allegation 3 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Jason Pecore
Badge #: 8331
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 4 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Paul Simbeck
Badge #: 7788
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 5 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Anne Stribling
Badge #: 8489
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Source: SPD - Initiated
Case Status: Completed
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Address East - EDWARD - E1
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 07-IIS-0013

Date Jan 02, 2007
Report # OPA Case 07-IIS-0013
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Gregory P. Neubert , Michael Tietjen
Description

Allegation 1 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Gregory Neubert
Badge #: 5773
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Allegation 2 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Michael Tietjen
Badge #: 6645
Disposition:
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Source:
Case Status: Completed
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Address Seattle, WA

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