Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has fired former Seattle Police Department chief Adrian Diaz after a lengthy investigation by the Office of Inspector General citing multiple offenses including having ...

The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that Seattle police officers who attended the January 2021 rally and protests at ...

Shon Barnes, who most recently was the police chief in Madison, Wisconsin, will begin moving into the office on Thursday. Rahr's memo said there will be "some type of welcome/reception in City Hall" ...

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

SEATTLE — Investigators have released their full report about former police Chief Adrian Diaz and the affair they say he had with a staff member, including the text of a romantic letter at the ...

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

Shon Barnes will head a department challenged by its last chief's firing, allegations of discrimination, staffing shortages and the vestiges of federal oversight.

Seattle has lacked a permanent police chief since May, when former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz resigned from his position amid lawsuits. Diaz was then fired by Harrell last month following ...

Rahr stepped in to lead the Seattle Police Department in May 2024, when Harrell demoted — and later fired — then-chief Adrian Diaz. An investigation concluded that Diaz had lied about his ...

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 ...

Barnes is the first permanent police chief since May, when former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz resigned from his position amid lawsuits. Diaz was then fired by Harrell last month following an ...

Barnes is the first permanent police chief since May, when former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz resigned from his position amid lawsuits. Diaz was then fired by Harrell last month following ...