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

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) welcomed its new chief on Thursday. KING 5 spoke with Chief Shon Barnes about his new ...

The Seattle Police Department's new boss will be sworn into the role Friday. Shon Barnes is the former chief in Madison, Wisconsin, a much smaller city than Seattle with a police department half as ...

If there is any doubt about how happy Shon Barnes is to be the Seattle Police Department's new chief, the doubt ends now.

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 ...

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.

SEATTLE — Mayor Bruce Harrell discussed Seattle's new police chief and addressed criticisms about police practices and crime in a one-on-one interview with KING 5 on Tuesday. Harrell said ...

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

(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 ...