Seattle’s embattled police chief has been dismissed, Mayor Bruce Harrel said Wednesday. Harrel said at a news conference that he met with Adrian Diaz on Tuesday and they agreed Diaz should step down ...

A police response earlier this week to a locally famous nude beach on the shores of Lake Washington has brought into sharp relief the ongoing tension between the park’s history as a safe place for ...

The Office of Police Accountability (OPA) is recommending already-retired Seattle Police Department (SPD) Deputy Chief Eric ...

The officers, who have been with the department for years, said they have faced racism and retaliation on the job.

In May 2024, Diaz was dismissed from his position as Seattle Police chief, and since then, the department has been led on an interim basis by former King County Sheriff Sue Rahr. He was ousted ...

SEATTLE — Seattle’s police chief believes the department can be at full strength in a year or two based on new hiring numbers and applications in the pipeline. Chief Shon Barnes has only been ...

The Office of Police Accountability (OPA) is recommending already-retired Seattle Police Department (SPD ... but the complaint was dismissed after prosecutors determined there was insufficient ...