Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7), chair of the Public Safety Committee, released the following statement on today’s announced appointment of Shon Barnes as Seattle’s Chief of Police. “I extend a warm welcome to Chief Barnes to Seattle and congratulate him on the opportunity to lead one of the finest police departments in the country and... The post Councilmember Kettle welcomes new Police Chief Shon Barnes appeared first on Seattle City Council Blog.| Seattle City Council Blog
Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) today released the following statement on Mayor Bruce Harrell’s appointment of Shon Barnes as Seattle’s next Chief of Police: “While I have not had an opportunity to meet Chief Barnes yet, it sounds like he is very experienced and well-respected in his field. I look forward to building a collaborative... The post Councilmember Rivera’s statement on appointment of Shon Barnes as Police Chief appeared first on Seattle City Council Blog.| Seattle City Council Blog
Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7), chair of the Public Safety Committee, released the following statement regarding today’s announcement of former Seattle Chief of Police Adrian Diaz being relieved of his duties: “I support Mayor Bruce Harrell’s decision and appreciate the work of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) in reaching its findings in the investigation.... The post Seattle Councilmember and Public Safety Chair Bob Kettle’s statement on termination of former police chief...| Seattle City Council Blog
Community members can meet the three finalists for Fort Worth’s top cop at a meet-and-greet Aug. 14.| Fort Worth Report
Haines’ newest police chief Jimmy Yoakum arrived earlier this week from Loudon County, Tenn. He’ll be adding policing capacity to a department that has been down to just two officers since former police chief Michael Fullerton stepped down at the end of April. Yoakum will spend the rest of the summer in this new position. […]| Chilkat Valley News