New Seattle chief of police Shon F. Barnes discusses his first 100 days and his priorities in moving SPD forward.

Seattle Public Schools plans to reinstate police on campus following violent crime. An apology is owed to the community.

Seattle police are asking for the public’s help in bringing the person responsible for killing three people to justice.

SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has seen its hirings and applications increase significantly this year, Mayor Bruce Harrell said Monday. Harrell and police Chief Shon Barnes said ...

Seattle police are searching for a 12-year-old girl who went missing in the Chinatown-International District on Tuesday. Jaliyah was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and green Jordan ...

interim Seattle police Chief Shon Barnes said the department is on a trajectory to return “to full strength.” “I’m pushing for 200” new officers by the end of the year, he said Monday.

An investigation into the weekend shooting in Pioneer Square that claimed the lives of three people and hospitalized another is a “top priority” for police.

Two rank-and-file Seattle police officers have filed civil suits against the department for alleged pervasive anti-Black racism. The two officers, Corey Foy and Michael Griffin, filed their ...

(The Center Square) – The Seattle Police Department is seeing recruitment efforts improve as it hired 500% more officers in the first four months of 2025 than the same time span last year.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk among American business leaders joining President Donald Trump in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, May 13.

SEATTLE — Seattle’s police chief believes the department can be at full strength in a year or two based on new hiring numbers and applications in the pipeline. Chief Shon Barnes has only been ...