Seattle's top cop has been dismissed and reassigned to a new role amid hiring challenges as well as mounting lawsuits against the police department alleging gender and racial discrimination.

Diaz took over as acting chief in 2020 for Carmen Best, who resigned following a summer of demonstrations against police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed the appeal in a defamation lawsuit filed by former Bellevue Police Chief Mark Elbert ...

What happened to Seattle's last police chief? In May 2024, Adrian Diaz was dismissed from his position as Seattle Police chief, and since then, the department has been led on an interim basis by ...

It is a privilege to lead the dedicated men and women of this department and to work in partnership with such a vibrant and ...

SEATTLE – Interim Seattle police Chief Sue Rahr has overturned or modified more disciplinary recommendations from the department’s citizen watchdog in six months than the previous two chiefs ...

SEATTLE – The city of Seattle filed motions in U.S. District Court on Tuesday asking to end more than 13 years of federal oversight of the Seattle Police Department.

SEATTLE — Seattle’s embattled police chief has been dismissed, Mayor Bruce Harrel said Wednesday. Harrell said at a news conference that he met with Adrian Diaz on Tuesday and… ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s embattled police chief has been dismissed. Mayor Bruce Harrell made the announcement Wednesday, saying he met with Police Chief Adrian Diaz on the previous day and ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s embattled police chief has been dismissed. Mayor Bruce Harrell made the announcement Wednesday, saying he met with Police Chief Adrian Diaz on the previous day and ...