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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Address Seattle, WA

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