Shon Barnes, who started his new job as chief of the Seattle Police Department on Friday, has big goals for 2025, including fully establishing his command staff within 100 days. In December, Barnes was announced as the Emerald City's incoming top cop.

The first outsider to lead the department in over a decade, Barnes promised to bring a “fresh perspective” to policing in Seattle.

If there is any doubt about how happy Shon Barnes is to be the Seattle Police Department's new chief, the doubt ends now.

Shon Barnes will head a department challenged by its last chief's firing, allegations of discrimination, staffing shortages and the vestiges of federal oversight.

Seattle’s newly appointed police chief, Shon Barnes, has arrived and is ready to lead the department in a new direction.

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) welcomed its new chief on Thursday. KING 5 spoke with Chief Shon Barnes about his new role joining a department struggling with understaffing and a slew of interdepartmental controversies.

Sue Rahr's role at Seattle Police has come to an end after eight months as the department's interim chief. Kournikova, who stays mostly out of the spotlight, has been with singer Enrique Iglesias since 2001.