If there is any doubt about how happy Shon Barnes is to be the Seattle Police Department's new chief, the doubt ends now.

For the first time since 2019, the Seattle Police Department hired more officers than it lost. The less-impressive news: The gain was a single officer.

According to a news release from Harrell on Tuesday, the Seattle Police Department received the highest number of applications in a decade — more than 4,300 in 2024. The city hired 84 cops last ...

Last year, for the first time since 2019, the Seattle Police Department hired more officers than it lost. It’s largely a symbolic victory — the net gain is a single cop — and the 84 hires ...

Winter weather returned to western Washington with heavy mountain snow and lowland snow for parts of the region. by KOMO News Staff TOPICS: SEATTLE — New figures from Mayor Bruce Harrell's ...

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's goal of 1,450 fully trained and deployable police officers is showing signs of progress as recent recruitment efforts begin to pay off. The department ...