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" on Friday, though she added that planning is still underway.

SEATTLE — Officers with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) spent the weekend recovering handguns and narcotics during a series of arrests.

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

Tacoma Chief Avery Moore, on the job since 2022, says he will resign as of Feb. 3. He was placed on a brief leave last year.

The Seattle Police Department kept itself busy last weekend, collecting multiple guns and firearms throughout a series of arrests.

While Seattle Police (SPD) investigate a homicide at a city park, community members vow to protect the community park and keep it safe.

Seattle police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened early Sunday morning in the Ballard neighborhood.

SEATTLE — A violent weekend in Seattle as police investigate a person found dead at Baker Park in the Ballard neighborhood with gunshot wounds. Around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, police were called about an unresponsive person near the intersection of Northwest 85th Street and 14th Avenue Northwest.

SEATTLE — Seattle police are investigating a deadly shooting early Sunday morning at Baker Park in Ballard. According to the Seattle Police Department, dispatch received a report of a man lying unresponsive in the 8300 block of 14th Avenue Northwest at around 7:30 a.m.

Seattle police arrested a man with a gun along 1st Avenue in Seattle Monday afternoon, according to the Seattle Police Department. 1st Avenue at Stewart was blocked to all traffic, but has since reopened.

A man who had been shot was discovered in the stairwell of a downtown Seattle building early Friday.According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), at 2:20 a.