So far this year, the city has hired 60-new officers. That compares to 84-hires in all of last year. There are also some ...

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.

Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes and Mayor Bruce Harrell say SPD officer recruitment is finally improving. The City has struggled for the past several years to recruit new officers, but now it ...

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.

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 ...

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

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