Chief Shon Barnes defends First Amendment rights; anticipates jail for opposing Trump’s orders during Seattle City Council ...

When city leaders provoke the federal government, they risk triggering the very military response that threatens states' ...

As nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations approach Saturday, the Seattle Police Department issued a public message outlining ...

Harrell told the Seattle City Council he fired Diaz after seeing the results of an investigation into the former police chief ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department's newly appointed chief, Shone Barnes, issued a statement on immigration Tuesday evening. The statement can be read in it's entirety below: In the wake of ...

In a joint press conference Friday morning, city, state, and county leaders called on protesters to remain peaceful during ...

Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best resigned in August 2020 ... reducing the need for police use of crowd control tools, the statement from the city said. Harrell and Diaz have said little ...

Seattle’s embattled police chief has been removed ... In response to the suit, Diaz’s attorney said in a statement before his dismissal: “Chief Diaz is confident that an objective review ...

Tens of thousands of people marched peacefully from Cal Anderson Park to Seattle Center on Saturday afternoon during the “No ...

Interim Seattle Police Department (SPD) Chief Sue Rahr announced Friday command staff changes are in the works and several department members will make moves in the coming weeks. In a statement ...

SEATTLE — Former Seattle police Chief Adrian Diaz — who was demoted ... aligned with the values of our city,” Harrell said in a statement. Rahr remains the head of the police department ...

Barnes has led the Madison Police Department since 2021. Barnes’ Seattle job has been in the process for weeks, MPD Public Information Officer Stephanie Fryer said in an email statement to The Badger ...