For the first time since 2019, the Seattle Police Department hired more officers than it lost. The less-impressive news: The ...

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) welcomed its new chief on Thursday. KING 5 spoke with Chief Shon Barnes about his new ...

For the first time, KOMO News cameras were welcomed inside the Seattle Police Department's recruitment training facility, which is housed inside an undisclosed warehouse in Seattle. Here ...

Shon Barnes, who most recently was the police chief in Madison, Wisconsin, will begin moving into the office on Thursday.

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's goal of 1,450 fully trained and deployable police officers is showing signs of progress as recent recruitment efforts begin to pay off. The department ...

The first outsider to lead the department in over a decade, Barnes promised to bring a “fresh perspective” to policing in ...

(The Center Square) – The Seattle Police Department's goal of increasing ... % of the 1,163 candidates who were sent to the department for pre-employment screening. That is a 3% increase from ...

Shon Barnes, who started his new job as chief of the Seattle Police Department on Friday, has big goals for 2025, including ...

SEATTLE, Wash. - The Seattle Police Department is making strides in rebuilding its ranks after several challenging years. In 2024, the department achieved a major milestone, hiring 84 new officers—a ...

A 20-year veteran Seattle police lieutenant claims in a lawsuit that he was the target of discrimination and retaliation by ...

New Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes chose the look of a civilian executive as he was introduced to the city with media interviews and press releases this week. Barnes has promised to hit the ...

If there is any doubt about how happy Shon Barnes is to be the Seattle Police Department's new chief, the doubt ends now.