General Information

Name Richard E. Bell
OpenOversight ID 1939
Department Seattle Police Department
Race White
Gender Male
Birth Year (Age) 1967 (~57 y/o)
First Employment Date 2011-08-09
Number of known incidents 7
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 Officer 6692 North Pct 2Nd W - B/N Relief 2020-10-15 2021-01-03
Acting Police Sergeant 6692 Crisis Intervention Coordination Squad 2019-10-14 2020-10-15
Police Officer 6692 Ci Coordination Squad 2016-04-26 2019-10-14
Police Officer 6692 East Pct 3Rd W - Charlie Relief 2015-02-12 2016-04-26
Police Officer 6692 East Pct 3Rd W - T/Relief Squad 2014-05-01 2015-02-12
Police Officer 6692 East Pct 3Rd W - T/Relief Squad 2012-11-05 2014-05-01
Police Officer 6692 East Pct 3Rd W - Charlie 2011-08-09 2012-11-05

Salary

Annual Salary Overtime Total Pay Year
$146,014.59 $12,710.21 $158,724.80 2020

Incidents

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-0900

Date Aug 30, 2017
Report # OPA Case 2017OPA-0900
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Richard E. Bell
Description

Allegation — Information and Communications Systems

Name: Richard Bell
Badge #: 6692
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Inconclusive

Source: SPD - Initiated
Case Status: Completed
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Address X - XX
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-0637

Date Jun 26, 2017
Report # OPA Case 2017OPA-0637
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Richard E. Bell
Description

Allegation 1 — Conformance to Law

Name: Richard Bell
Badge #: 6692
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Inconclusive

Allegation 2 — Professionalism

Name: Richard Bell
Badge #: 6692
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline: Suspension Without Pay
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

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

Incident OPA Case 2015OPA-0918

Date Feb 25, 2015
Report # OPA Case 2015OPA-0918
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Richard E. Bell , Mark Bryan Witherbee Jr
Description

Allegation 1 — Video and Audio Recording

Name: Mark Witherbee
Badge #: 6926
Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Supervisor Action
Finding: Process as Supv Action

Allegation 2 — Video and Audio Recording

Name: Richard Bell
Badge #: 6692
Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Supervisor Action
Finding: Process as Supv Action

Source: SPD - Initiated
Case Status: Completed
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Address East - EDWARD - E2
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case OPA2014-0776

Date Dec 03, 2014
Report # OPA Case OPA2014-0776
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Richard E. Bell
Description

Allegation — Professionalism

Name: Richard Bell
Badge #: 6692
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 - CHARLIE - C2
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case OPA2014-0182

Date Jun 09, 2014
Report # OPA Case OPA2014-0182
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Richard E. Bell
Description

Allegation — Courtesy and Demeanor

Name: Richard Bell
Badge #: 6692
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 East - EDWARD - E3
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case OPA2014-0898

Date May 03, 2014
Report # OPA Case OPA2014-0898
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Casey Steiger , Richard E. Bell , Brian Blase
Description

Allegation 1 — Video and Audio Recording

Name: Brian Blase
Badge #: 7553
Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Supervisor Action
Finding: Process as Supv Action

Allegation 2 — Video and Audio Recording

Name: Casey Steiger
Badge #: 7503
Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Supervisor Action
Finding: Process as Supv Action

Allegation 3 — Video and Audio Recording

Name: Richard Bell
Badge #: 6692
Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Supervisor Action
Finding: Process as Supv Action

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

Incident OPA Case 12-IS-0457

Date Aug 29, 2012
Report # OPA Case 12-IS-0457
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Patrick Michaud , Richard E. Bell
Description

Allegation 1

Name: Patrick Michaud
Badge #: 7457
Disposition:
Discipline: Oral Reprimand
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Allegation 2

Name: Richard Bell
Badge #: 6692
Disposition:
Discipline: Oral Reprimand
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Source:
Case Status: Completed
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Address Seattle, WA

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