Officer Detail: Ethan Wolfinger

General Information

Name	Ethan Wolfinger
OpenOversight ID	2020
Department	[WA] Seattle Police Department
Race	White
Gender	Male
Birth Year (Age)	1990 (~34 y/o)
First Employment Date	2015-02-12
Number of known incidents	10
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	7721	South Pct 2Nd W - Robert	2016-04-26	2020-09-15
Police Officer Probation	7721	South Pct 2Nd W - Ocean Relief	2015-02-12	2016-04-26

Salary

Annual Salary	Overtime	Total Pay	Year
$105,148.02	$19,742.03	$124,890.05	2020

Incidents

Incident OPA Case 2020OPA-0479
Date	Aug 01, 2020
Report #	OPA Case 2020OPA-0479
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Ethan Wolfinger
Description	Allegation — Bias-free Policing Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded (Expedited) Source: Community Member Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2020OPA-0262
Date	Apr 24, 2020
Report #	OPA Case 2020OPA-0262
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Ethan Wolfinger , Morgan T. Irwin , Nicholas S. Cook
Description	Allegation 1 — Force - Use Name: Nicholas Cook Badge #: 7739 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper (Expedited) Allegation 2 — Force - Use Name: Morgan Irwin Badge #: 7677 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper (Expedited) Allegation 3 — Professionalism Name: Morgan Irwin Badge #: 7677 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded (Expedited) Allegation 4 — Force - Use Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper (Expedited) Source: Community Member Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2019OPA-0159
Date	Mar 04, 2019
Report #	OPA Case 2019OPA-0159
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Kyle Hay , Ethan Wolfinger
Description	Allegation 1 Name: Kyle Hay Badge #: 7700 Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed Discipline: Incident Type: Supervisor Action Finding: Allegation 2 Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed Discipline: Incident Type: Supervisor Action Finding: Source: Community Member Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2018OPA-0335
Date	Apr 14, 2018
Report #	OPA Case 2018OPA-0335
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Ethan Wolfinger , Matthew M. Milburn , Calvin Hinson
Description	Allegation 1 — Professionalism Name: Matthew Milburn Badge #: 8538 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 2 — Professionalism Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 3 — Professionalism Name: Calvin Hinson Badge #: 7753 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Source: Community Member Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	South - ROBERT - R1 Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2018OPA-0200
Date	Feb 28, 2018
Report #	OPA Case 2018OPA-0200
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Sarah Coe , Ethan Wolfinger , Nicholas S. Cook , Calvin Hinson , Kyle Hay
Description	Allegation 1 — Bias-free Policing Name: Nicholas Cook Badge #: 7739 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 2 — Bias-free Policing Name: Nicholas Cook Badge #: 7739 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 3 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Nicholas Cook Badge #: 7739 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 4 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Nicholas Cook Badge #: 7739 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 5 — Bias-free Policing Name: Nicholas Cook Badge #: 7739 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 6 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Nicholas Cook Badge #: 7739 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 7 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Sarah Coe Badge #: 7744 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 8 — Bias-free Policing Name: Sarah Coe Badge #: 7744 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 9 — Bias-free Policing Name: Sarah Coe Badge #: 7744 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 10 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Sarah Coe Badge #: 7744 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 11 — Bias-free Policing Name: Sarah Coe Badge #: 7744 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 12 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Sarah Coe Badge #: 7744 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 13 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Kyle Hay Badge #: 7700 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 14 — Bias-free Policing Name: Kyle Hay Badge #: 7700 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 15 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Kyle Hay Badge #: 7700 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 16 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Kyle Hay Badge #: 7700 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 17 — Bias-free Policing Name: Kyle Hay Badge #: 7700 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 18 — Bias-free Policing Name: Kyle Hay Badge #: 7700 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 19 — Bias-free Policing Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 20 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 21 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 22 — Bias-free Policing Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 23 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 24 — Bias-free Policing Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 25 — Bias-free Policing Name: Calvin Hinson Badge #: 7753 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 26 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Calvin Hinson Badge #: 7753 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 27 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Calvin Hinson Badge #: 7753 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 28 — Bias-free Policing Name: Calvin Hinson Badge #: 7753 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 29 — Bias-free Policing Name: Calvin Hinson Badge #: 7753 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 30 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Calvin Hinson Badge #: 7753 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Source: Community Member Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	South - ROBERT - R2 Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-0537
Date	May 26, 2017
Report #	OPA Case 2017OPA-0537
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Ethan Wolfinger , Morgan T. Irwin , Matthew J. Thomas
Description	Allegation 1 — Force - Use Name: Morgan Irwin Badge #: 7677 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 2 — Force - Use Name: Matthew Thomas Badge #: 8456 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 3 — Force - Use Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Source: SPD - Forwarded Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	South - SAM - S1 Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-0504
Date	May 10, 2017
Report #	OPA Case 2017OPA-0504
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Ethan Wolfinger , Nicholas S. Cook
Description	Allegation 1 — Video and Audio Recording Name: Nicholas Cook Badge #: 7739 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Management Action Allegation 2 — Video and Audio Recording Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Management Action Source: SPD - Initiated Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	South - ROBERT - R1 Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-0459
Date	May 03, 2017
Report #	OPA Case 2017OPA-0459
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Oliver Murphy , Ethan Wolfinger
Description	Allegation 1 — Bias-free Policing Name: Oliver Murphy Badge #: 8462 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 2 — Professionalism Name: Oliver Murphy Badge #: 8462 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 3 — Bias-free Policing Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 4 — Professionalism Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Source: SPD - Forwarded Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	South - ROBERT - R2 Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2016OPA-0905
Date	Jun 11, 2016
Report #	OPA Case 2016OPA-0905
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Ethan Wolfinger , Nicholas S. Cook , Michael Watson
Description	Allegation 1 — Force - Use Name: Nicholas Cook Badge #: 7739 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 2 — Force - Use Name: Nicholas Cook Badge #: 7739 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 3 — Force - Reporting Name: Michael Watson Badge #: 5160 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 4 — Force - Reporting Name: Michael Watson Badge #: 5160 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 5 — Force - Use Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 6 — Force - Use Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Source: SPD - Initiated Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	South - ROBERT - R2 Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2015OPA-0957
Date	Apr 07, 2015
Report #	OPA Case 2015OPA-0957
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Sarah Coe , Ethan Wolfinger , John W. Hahn
Description	Allegation 1 — Video and Audio Recording Name: Sarah Coe Badge #: 7744 Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed Discipline: Incident Type: Supervisor Action Finding: Process as Supv Action Allegation 2 — Video and Audio Recording Name: John Hahn Badge #: 7691 Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed Discipline: Incident Type: Supervisor Action Finding: Process as Supv Action Allegation 3 — Video and Audio Recording Name: Ethan Wolfinger Badge #: 7721 Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed Discipline: Incident Type: Supervisor Action Finding: Process as Supv Action Source: SPD - Initiated Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	Seattle, WA

Officer Detail: Ethan Wolfinger

General Information

Assignment History

Salary

Incidents

Allegation — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 1 — Force - Use

Allegation 2 — Force - Use

Allegation 3 — Professionalism

Allegation 4 — Force - Use

Allegation 1

Allegation 2

Allegation 1 — Professionalism

Allegation 2 — Professionalism

Allegation 3 — Professionalism

Allegation 1 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 2 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 3 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 4 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 5 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 6 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 7 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 8 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 9 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 10 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 11 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 12 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 13 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 14 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 15 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 16 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 17 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 18 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 19 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 20 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 21 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 22 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 23 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 24 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 25 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 26 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 27 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 28 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 29 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 30 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 1 — Force - Use

Allegation 2 — Force - Use

Allegation 3 — Force - Use

Allegation 1 — Video and Audio Recording

Allegation 2 — Video and Audio Recording

Allegation 1 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 2 — Professionalism

Allegation 3 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 4 — Professionalism

Allegation 1 — Force - Use

Allegation 2 — Force - Use

Allegation 3 — Force - Reporting

Allegation 4 — Force - Reporting

Allegation 5 — Force - Use

Allegation 6 — Force - Use

Allegation 1 — Video and Audio Recording

Allegation 2 — Video and Audio Recording

Allegation 3 — Video and Audio Recording

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