SPOKANE, Wash. – Executive Director Jeff Johnson shared that the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) organization’s extended funding contract with the city ended recently. "We are now out of ...

SPOKANE, Wash - A program that has served Spokane neighborhoods for more than 30 years could soon be a thing of the past, if the Spokane City Council doesn't approve funding for Spokane C.O.P.S.

SPOKANE, Wash. – The future of the Community Policing Program (C.O.P.S.) is uncertain as the 2025-2026 budget excludes funding for the program. C.O.P.S. does not enforce anything. However, the program ...

SPOKANE, Wash - Dueling messages came from members of the Spokane City Council Friday as the city debates the future of funding for the Community Oriented Policing Services or C.O.P.S. The program, ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Northwest Spokane's C.O.P.S. shop was booked and busy Friday. City council members Jonathan Bingle and Michael Cathcart spoke to a standing-room only crowd, expressing frustration and ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane C.O.P.S. (Community Oriented Policing Services) has been around for over three decades, offering non-emergency services across Spokane. However, with the City of Spokane ...

Spokane may soon reconsider its 32-year partnership with Spokane Community Oriented Policing Services, or C.O.P.S., examining whether it’s still worth the investment or if another organization could ...

Spokane’s Community Oriented Policing Services (C.O.P.S) may soon return under a new contract with the City of Spokane, but this time, with significantly less funding and stricter accountability ...

We'll find out how the C.O.P.S. Clay Classic benefits the families of fallen law enforcement through a competitive tournament.