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 ...

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

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 Seattle Police Department (SPD) welcomed its new chief on Thursday ... as many leaders are in interim roles for the time being. “Every police department is different, and ...

Sue Rahr’s interim role as Seattle Police Chief finishes this week as the city prepares to welcome Mayor Bruce Harrell’s nominee Shon Barnes, chief of police in Madison, Wis., as the new head ...

Shon Barnes stepped into the role last week, officially taking the reins from interim Chief ... s new noon time show, Soundside. Prior to working at KUOW, Sarah was lead producer at the Seattle ...

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