New Seattle chief of police Shon F. Barnes discusses his first 100 days and his priorities in moving SPD forward.

Could officers be returning to Seattle Public Schools five years after the district ended its program that allowed law ...

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.

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 ...

SEATTLE — Seattle’s Police Chief and mayor ... how policing would be any different if SPD was to get back to what Barnes called a fully staffed department with 1300 cops.

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 ...

Could officers be returning to Seattle Public Schools — five years after the district ended its program that allowed law enforcement in schools?

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.

The Seattle Police Department is introducing a new plan to "enhance public safety" in the city, according to new SPD Chief Shon Barnes. Barnes wrote in a release Thursday that the Immediate ...