Own the delay Mayor Wilson, stop blaming everyone else

On July 26, Seattle police officers standing approximately 100 feet from the Armory took an alleged Bite of Seattle shooter into custody in 20 to 30 seconds; yet the public waited five hours for the first official public safety briefing. That is not a communications hiccup; that is a leadership failure. Seattle Police Department’s after-action […]

Ex-Seattle Police Chief Bags $700,000 to Step Down

SEATTLE — Outgoing Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes received a severance package valued at approximately $700,000 under an optional resignation agreement with the City of Seattle that took effect July 30, 2026, the same day that marked his final day on the payroll, according to documents released by KOMO’s Jeremy Harris and confirmed by city […]