Seattle’s newly appointed police chief, Shon Barnes, has arrived and is ready to lead the department in a new direction.

The City of Seattle welcomed a new Police Chief on Thursday. Chief Shon Barnes marked his first day by meeting new colleagues and getting to know the community.

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

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

Shon Barnes stepped into the role ... School in Madison thrust the community, and its police department, into the spotlight. In Madison, Barnes was known for his advocacy for community policing ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department (SPD) welcomed its new chief on Thursday. KING 5 spoke with Chief Shon Barnes about his new role joining a department struggling with understaffing and a ...

Shon Barnes, who most recently was the police chief in Madison, Wisconsin, will begin moving into the office on Thursday. Rahr's memo said there will be "some type of welcome/reception in City Hall" ...

The newly announced Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes failed the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) polygraph as part of the city’s pre-employment screening process, according to a police source ...

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes sat down with News 3 Now before his departure from the city. He will become Seattle's newest ... the police department did not lose an officer in the line of ...

If there is any doubt about how happy Shon Barnes is to be Seattle’s new police chief, the doubt ends now. “This is one of the greatest honors of my career,” Seattle Police Department (SPD ...

The Seattle Police Department’s Interim Chief Sue Rahr will vacate her office Wednesday to make way for new department chief ...

Because of this department, I was able to fulfill my mother's dream, and I will be forever grateful. Q: What challenges do you foresee in Seattle, particularly in light of recruitment difficulties and ...