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Kathleen O'Toole shines at Civic Cocktail

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Taylor Winkel

She’s been the Seattle Police Department Chief for six months now and last night Kathleen O’Toole headlined our November Civic Cocktail event. She was articulate, personable and seemed to be on top of just about everything. She emphasized her commitment to customer service and her plans to use data from each Seattle neighborhood to customize policing strategies instead of using a one-size-fits-all approach. She wants to increase the police presence on the street, especially in the downtown core. If that means hiring more cops, O’Toole said she'll be looking for candidates who are customer-service focused. Her main message to the SPD officers, who have been through a lot these last few years: Ignore all the background noise and “let's get back to police work.” — T.W.

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By Taylor Winkel

Taylor Winkel is a Journalism and Political Science student at the University of Washington. Follow her on Twitter: @twinkelnews. She can be emailed at Taylor.Winkel@crosscut.com.