Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson will keep Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes. She said she’ll work with Barnes “to make SPD a place where professionalism, integrity, compassion, and community ...

In an announcement following Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes‘ first year as the city’s top cop, he shared that crime had fallen nearly 20% in 2025 within Seattle, with significant declines in ...

Mayor Katie Wilson said she was choosing continuity and progress on community safety when she stuck with Chief Shon Barnes as she built a new administration at Seattle City Hall. This week, the ...

The timing of Seattle Police Department Chief Shon Barnes' first Year in Review address touting dropping crime rates could be considered unfortunate, coming in the aftermath of recent multiple ...

• Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson will retain Police Chief Shon Barnes and three other public-safety leaders as she outlines a multi-agency approach focused on neighborhood safety and diversified ...