Sue Rahr steps down

Sue Rahr steps down as Seattle Police Chief after 8 months of leadership
After eight months as interim Chief of the Seattle Police Department, Sue Rahr is stepping down, bringing an end to a transformative chapter for the department.
Exclusive: Interim Chief Sue Rahr says SPD workforce felt ‘betrayed,’ desperate for leadership
Ahead of her departure as Seattle's Interim Police Chief, Sue Rahr spoke at length to KIRO Newsradio about a series of topics.
Interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr to vacate office this week for new permanent hire
The transition of power at the top of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) will officially commence this week.Sue Rahr, who has served as the interim police chief in Seattle since May 2024, will clear out of the office Wednesday,
More officers hired, fewer shots fired: Seattle interim Police Chief Rahr optimistic as she exits
Sue Rahr’s interim role as Seattle Police Chief winds down this week as the city prepares to welcome Mayor Bruce Harrell’s nominee Shon Barnes, chief of police in Madison, WI, as the new head of the agency.
New Seattle police chief to start this week
Shon Barnes will head a department challenged by its last chief's firing, allegations of discrimination, staffing shortages and the vestiges of federal oversight.
Internal memo: Interim SPD chief Sue Rahr to vacate office Wednesday
The Seattle Police Department’s Interim Chief Sue Rahr will vacate her office Wednesday to make way for new department chief Shon Barnes, according to memo emailed to the department Monday.
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Slog AM: Trump is Flooding the Zone, Sue Rahr Has Her Last Day as Police Chief, Bob Kettle Melts Down
Trump continues his agenda to destabilize and dismantle the federal workforce. On Tuesday, the U.S. Office of Personnel ...
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‘One of the greatest honors:’ Incoming chief shares vision for Seattle Police Department
If there is any doubt about how happy Shon Barnes is to be the Seattle Police Department's new chief, the doubt ends now.
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Seattle police officer fired for fatally hitting graduate student with car
A Seattle police officer who hit and killed a graduate student from India with his vehicle while responding to an overdose call in January 2023 has been fired, Seattle's interim police chief ...
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Seattle Police Department Fires Officer Kevin Dave for Killing of Jaahnavi Kandula
Seattle Police Department (SPD) Interim Chief of Police Sue Rahr announced she'd fired SPD Officer Kevin Dave in an internal email Monday. The decision comes as the result of a January ...
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Seattle Police Department fires officer who hit, killed pedestrian in 2023
interim Seattle police chief Sue Rahr said in an email to staff Monday. Officer Kevin Dave was fired nearly two years after hitting Jaahnavi Kandula with his patrol car on Dexter Avenue ...