Susan L. Rahr is an American law enforcement officer who served as the Sheriff of King County, Washington from 2005 to 2012. [1] Rahr was appointed Interim Police Chief of the Seattle Police Department by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on May 30, 2024.

3 days ago · SEATTLE - After eight months as interim Chief of the Seattle Police Department (SPD), Sue Rahr is stepping down, bringing an end to a transformative chapter for the department. Rahr, who was called out of retirement to help guide SPD through a period of uncertainty and transition, leaves the role with a mix of emotions, calling her time with ...

3 days ago · The Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) Interim Chief Sue Rahr is expected to vacate her office Wednesday to make way for new department Chief Shon Barnes, internal communications within the ...

4 days ago · SEATTLE — 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 ...

Former King County Sheriff Sue Rahr was brought in as interim chief of the Seattle Police Department in 2024, while the agency was steeped in controversy. Rahr previously served as the King County ...

3 days ago · Interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr said, from her nearly eight months at SPD, she believes the department is ready to emerge from the consent decree it has been under since 2012. The Department ...

4 days ago · Interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr said, from her nearly eight months at SPD, she believes the department is ready to emerge from the consent decree it has been under since 2012. The Department of Justice placed the consent decree on SPD for unconstitutional use of excessive force. Today, the changes have been “deeply institutionalized ...

5 days ago · SEATTLE — Current Interim Chief of Police, Sue Rahr, announced her last day with the Seattle Police Department will be on Wednesday. In an email to the SPD, Rahr wrote that on Jan. 29, she will ...

May 29, 2024 · Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that he is appointing Sue Rahr as interim chief of the Seattle Police Department. Rahr, who has a storied history of leadership in modern policing, culture change, and recruitment, and who served as King County Sheriff, Executive Director of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training ...

May 29, 2024 · Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said at a press conference Wednesday that Sue Rahr will be the Seattle Police Department interim chief, replacing Adrian Diaz. Harrell said Diaz would be...