The Seattle Police Department has nearly two dozen budgeted ... “hiring quite a few fewer recruits than planned,” and the “challenge will be that because it takes a year to get an officer ...

The Seattle Police Department’s recent decision to ... Given the city’s overall revenue challenges, it seemed appropriate to make this decision.” Though eliminating the mounted unit will ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department said Monday that it ... despite an increase in base pay and $30,000 signing bonuses. “The challenge is the recruitment piece,” said Council Public ...

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 slew of ...

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.

Message to all those motivated, qualified and thoughtful leaders considering whether to apply to be the next Seattle Chief of Police: This is an opportune time to join a city that is remarkably ...

But Scholes said targeted efforts by the Seattle Police Department and city leaders ... But it’s much better than it’s been.” Despite challenges, the report shows growth in the retail ...

Have we ever been here before? Is there anything we can learn about the challenges of reforming the Seattle Police Department? A new book answers yes. Seattle Justice: The Rise and Fall of the Police ...

whose complaints about violent and biased policing in Seattle helped bring about a decade of federal police oversight, sees little to celebrate in the proposed end of the 2012 settlement agreement ...