Seattle’s newly appointed police chief, Shon Barnes, has arrived and is ready to lead the department in a new direction.

The City of Seattle welcomed a new Police Chief on Thursday. Chief Shon Barnes marked his first day by meeting new colleagues and getting to know the community.

Shon Barnes, who started his new job as chief of the Seattle Police Department on Friday, has big goals for 2025, including fully establishing his command ...

Shon Barnes stepped into the role ... School in Madison thrust the community, and its police department, into the spotlight. In Madison, Barnes was known for his advocacy for community policing ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department (SPD) welcomed its new chief on Thursday. KING 5 spoke with Chief Shon Barnes about his new role joining a department struggling with understaffing and a ...

The newly announced Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes failed the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) polygraph as part of the city’s pre-employment screening process, according to a police source ...

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes sat down with News 3 Now before his departure from the city. He will become Seattle's newest ... the police department did not lose an officer in the line of ...

SEATTLE — New Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said he wants to finish ... younger college students involved earlier with the department. Barnes also has a perspective on recent events that ...

Chief Shon Barnes: I’ve been reflecting on the relationships ... I have observed the support that the Seattle Police Department has received from the mayor, the City Council, and the community, all of ...

On Thursday, Shon Barnes will move into his Seattle home ... was his pick to lead the Seattle Police Department. The City Council still has to confirm him, but city officials said previously ...

The first outsider to lead the department in over a decade, Barnes promised to bring a “fresh perspective” to policing in Seattle.

(The Center Square) – Shon Barnes, who started his new job as chief of the Seattle Police Department on Friday, has big goals for 2025, including fully establishing his command staff within 100 ...