Seattle's police chief believes the department can be at full strength in a year or two based on new hiring numbers and ...

Seattle’s Police Chief and mayor are suggesting they’re on track to rebuild staffing in the department and are optimistic the ...

Trump claimed police recruiting is booming, despite overwhelming evidence that U.S. departments are still grappling with ...

So far this year, the city has hired 60-new officers. That compares to 84-hires in all of last year. There are also some ...

SEATTLE - Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has appointed Shon Barnes as the city's new chief of police. Harrell announced on Friday morning that Barnes, who has served as the Chief of Police for ...

Harrell and police Chief Shon Barnes said at a police training facility Monday that SPD has hired 60 officers as of mid-April ...

Seattle police have hired six times more officers this year compared with the same period in 2024, putting the department on ...

The Seattle Police Department has added 60 new police officers this year but it still has 260 openings after many officer ...

Officials began 2025 cautiously praising the previous year’s efforts to turn around staffing issues on the city’s police force as, for the first time in five years, the Seattle Police ...

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 ...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and Police Chief Shon Barnes announced a major increase in police officer hires in 2025 compared to years past.