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 ...

SEATTLE, Wash. — The City of Seattle welcomed a new Police Chief on Thursday. Chief Shon Barnes marked his first day by ...

Seattle will have a new police chief by the end of the week. In an internal memo sent to staff last week, Interim Chief Sue Rahr, who was in the role for about seven months to help handle the ...

SEATTLE — The transition of power at the top of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) will officially commence this week. Sue Rahr, who has served as the interim police chief in Seattle since May ...

Sue Rahr’s interim role as Seattle Police Chief finishes this week as the city prepares to welcome Mayor Bruce Harrell’s nominee Shon Barnes, chief of police in Madison, Wis., as the new head ...

(The Center Square) – Shon Barnes was announced on Dec. 20 as the next chief of the Seattle Police Department, but he won't assume his new job right away. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office ...

A new report accuses newly elected Sheriff Keith Swank of making "disrespectful" and "biased, inflammatory" social media posts when he was still working for SPD.

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes. ©Madison Police Department Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office told The Center Square that Barnes is expected to start sometime in late January to early February.