Seattle has added 60 new police officers this year. It still has 260 openings after many officer retired or left since 2020.

Seattle’s Police Chief and mayor are suggesting they’re on track to rebuild staffing in the department and are optimistic the ...

The Seattle Police Department is seeing recruitment efforts improve as it hired 500% more officers in the first four months ...

Two rank-and-file Seattle police officers have filed civil suits against the department for alleged pervasive anti-Black ...

Harrell and police Chief Shon Barnes said at a police training facility Monday that SPD has hired 60 officers as of mid-April ...

The officers, who have been with the department for years, said they have faced racism and retaliation on the job.

SPD has hired 60 officers as of mid-April, compared to 10 hired by April 2024.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and Police Chief Shon Barnes announced a major increase in police officer hires in 2025 compared ...

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has issued a missing person alert for Maryam, a 14-year-old girl. In the alert, SPD stated she was last seen on Thursday at 48th Avenue South and South Raymond ...

On Wednesday, Seattle police released photos taken by a Metro bus, showing what they described as a 1988-1999 Honda Goldwing GL1500. Seattle police say 57-year-old Min Huang and her husband were ...

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 ...

A man has been arrested after Seattle police say he caused a “violent ruckus” in a tavern in Capitol Hill early Tuesday morning—where he allegedly threw a full keg and groped women.