Seattle's top cop has been dismissed and reassigned to a new role amid hiring challenges as well as mounting lawsuits against the police department alleging gender and racial discrimination.

Seattle’s embattled police chief has been dismissed, Mayor Bruce Harrel said Wednesday. Harrel said at a news conference that he met with Adrian Diaz on Tuesday and they agreed Diaz should step ...

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In May 2024, Adrian Diaz was dismissed from his position as Seattle Police chief, and since then, the department has been led on an interim basis by former King County Sheriff Sue Rahr.

SEATTLE – The city of Seattle filed motions in U.S. District Court on Tuesday asking to end more than 13 years of federal oversight of the Seattle Police Department.

Documents show tension between Seattle police chief, oversight agency Nov. 8, 2024 Updated Fri., Nov. 8, 2024 at 9:44 p.m. X; ... Rahr has reduced or dismissed discipline in three other cases: ...

SEATTLE — Seattle’s embattled police chief has been dismissed, Mayor Bruce Harrel said Wednesday. Harrell said at a news conference that he met with Adrian Diaz on Tuesday and they agreed Diaz ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s embattled police chief has been dismissed. Mayor Bruce Harrell made the announcement Wednesday, saying he met with Police Chief Adrian Diaz on the previous day and ...