The first outsider to lead the department in over a decade, Barnes promised to bring a “fresh perspective” to policing in ...

Shon Barnes, who started his new job as chief of the Seattle Police Department on Friday, has big goals for 2025, including ...

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 ...

The Seattle City Council passed a bill Tuesday allowing police officers — in limited cases — to use weapons like tear gas, ...

Seattle Police officers involved in January 6 events can be publicly named, as ruled by the Washington State Supreme Court.

The Seattle City Council Tuesday reauthorized the use of blast balls, pepper spray, and pepper by police for crowd-control purposes, despite the objections of people who said they were impacted by ...

For the first time since 2019, the Seattle Police Department hired more officers than it lost. The less-impressive news: The ...