The first of five rallies to support Seattle police will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the West Precinct, 810 Virginia St.

Family members of officers and their supporters plan to stage similar rallies weekly at each of the other four precincts, said Candace Peplowski, wife of a Seattle officer.

“It seems like the only attention our officers have gotten lately is negative, when the reality is they do so much good for the community,” she said in a news release announcing the rally.

The news release quotes Danielle Hall, the wife of another Seattle officer, as saying: “When I think back to the outpouring of support our law enforcement community received in 2009 and 2010, it feels a bit like ‘whiplash’ with the way some people are treating our officers, and unfortunately, in Seattle PD’s case, the lack of trust is also coming from within our leadership. We are not saying there isn’t room for communication and debate regarding recent events, of course everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, this rally is not about voicing an opinion regarding any of these controversies — we are here specifically to show support to the men and women who get the job done for this city, day in and day out, and to let them know that we care.”

The announcement of the rally came on the same day that news broke that all but one member of the Seattle Police Department’s DUI squad has been reassigned and that the unit’s practices are under investigation.

The department is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice following a request from nearly three-dozen Seattle-area organizations complained about use of force, among other things. Relations also have been tense between the police union and Mayor Mike McGinn, who has said the Department of Justice “may force changes.”