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

The lawsuits are the latest claims aimed at the department, which is already facing several allegations of discrimination and ...

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.

The city needs a new police chief, a city clerk, a Madison Metro chief and leaders for the Transportation and Community ...

Seattle police say an early morning ATM burglary in West Seattle on Saturday led investigators to a storage facility in ...

Trump claimed police recruiting is booming, despite overwhelming evidence that U.S. departments are still grappling with ...

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes has been selected as Seattle’s next police chief, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced Friday afternoon. Barnes has led the Madison Police Department since 2021.

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

Seattle police have hired six times more officers this year compared with the same period in 2024, putting the department on ...

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

In a letter, Seattle police Chief Shon Barnes demanded a response within seven days “to discuss a course of action to correct the nuisance.” ...

The Seattle Police Department has added 60 new police officers this year but it still has 260 openings after many officer retired or left since 2020.