Shon Barnes will head a department challenged by its last chief's firing, allegations of discrimination, staffing shortages and the vestiges of federal oversight.

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 2024, will clear out of the office Wednesday,

The Seattle Police Department’s Interim Chief Sue Rahr will vacate her office Wednesday to make way for new department chief Shon Barnes, according to memo emailed to the department Monday.

Mark Solomon has been appointed as the newest member of the Seattle City Council, filling the seat vacated by Tammy Morales.

Mark Solomon has ten months to change Seattle. Monday, the Seattle City Council voted to appoint the longtime Seattle Police Department community crime prevention coordinator to finish the term of

The Seattle City Council has appointed Mark Solomon from the Seattle Police Department to the vacant District 2 seat after five rounds of voting. Solomon, a crime prevention coordinator for the Seattle Police Department,