Despite challenges, leading the Seattle Police Department is a plum job

Despite challenges, leading the Seattle Police Department is a ... functional Seattle Police Department. ... a 27-year veteran of the department claiming gender, wage and job discrimination ... Read More

Seattle police face hiring challenges despite increased recruitment efforts - KOMO

SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department has nearly two dozen budgeted, unfilled positions and is on track to hire fewer recruits than originally planned, according to a staff report released ... Read More

Report: Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes leading candidate for Seattle PD top job | News - Channel 3000

MADISON, Wis. -- Seattle could soon become the next employment destination for the current Chief of the Madison Police Department. KCPQ Fox 13 in Seattle cited multiple sources Friday that Shon ... Read More

First year 'exciting' despite challenges, Seattle police chief says

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best says the police department has made 'a lot of accomplishments' despite the challenges that remain. To stream KING 5 on your phone, you need the KING 5 app ... Read More

Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr on SPD culture, increasing safety at Garfield High School and finding the department's next leader

SEATTLE — One month on the job, and interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr said she is working to change the culture at the department, but she faces a number of big challenges along the way. Read More

Staffing woes force Seattle police to turn to hiring illegal migrants - Fox News

The Seattle Police Department will now be able to hire participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy first introduced under the Obama administration. Read More

Seattle to offer hiring bonuses of up to $25K to attract more police officers, 911 dispatchers | The Seattle Times

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced the city -- dealing with hundreds of unvaccinated city employees being placed on leave or facing termination -- would offer hiring incentives for new police ... Read More

Seattle police on pace to lose more officers than it gains in 2024

SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department said Monday that it will lose more officers this year than it gains. In 2024, the department had 40 departures and only gained 15, and is projecting more ... Read More

Lagging Seattle police hiring efforts 'really distressing,' council ...

Despite appropriating funds to retain and recruit officers, the number of police in Seattle is expected to dip before edging up to 952 in-service police. That's nearly 300 fewer than three years ago. Read More

Being a police officer is one of America’s hottest jobs right now - CNN

The health care industry is still the leading job creator, ... because from 2022 to 2023 the average salary for policing jobs rose by roughly 8%. “Police ... He said a Seattle Police Department ... Read More

Police agencies are desperate to hire. But they say few want the job.

The San Francisco Police Department is down more than 600 officers, almost 30 percent of its allotment. Phoenix needs about 500 more officers to be fully staffed. The D.C. police force is smaller ... Read More

Seattle Police Management Association Challenges Police-Reform Appointment | Officer

The Seattle Police Management Association alleges that the city failed to bargain with the association when a person outside the department was chosen to help carry out police reforms. Read More