Harrell and police Chief Shon Barnes said at a police training facility Monday that SPD has hired 60 officers as of mid-April ...

Seattle's police chief believes the department can be at full strength in a year or two based on new hiring numbers and applications in the pipeline.

With 60 new Seattle police officers hired since the beginning of the year and another 160 applicants undergoing background checks, interim Seattle police Chief Shon Barnes said the department is ...