After eight months as interim Chief of the Seattle Police Department, Sue Rahr is stepping down, bringing an end to a transformative chapter for the department.

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

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.

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

The man was identified by police as 37-year-old Cody Lee Miller, KATU stated, the same man who stayed in a Seattle tree for around 25 hours in 2016. According to police, dispatch said Miller called 911 more than 40 times in three hours and made several threats.

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

The new council member will serve until the city holds an election to replace Tammy Morales, who announced her resignation shortly after winning a second term.

The Seattle City Council has appointed Mark Solomon from the Seattle Police Department to the vacant District 2 seat after five rounds of voting. Solomon, a crime prevention coordinator for the Seattle Police Department,

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.

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.