If you were expecting broad changes in the Seattle Police Department on Sue Rahr’s first day, you were likely disappointed.
Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 felony charges in his historic hush money criminal trial.Interim Seattle police chief Sue Rahr speaks after it's announced Adrian Diaz is out as chief on May 29, 2024.
However, Rahr was greeted by a familiar sign outside police headquarters in Downtown Seattle showing that the building was closed due to a lack of staffing.Lieutenant John O’Neill and Deputy Chief Eric Barden were both named in recent legal complaints, and both were at work on Thursday, with O’Neill calling reports of him cleaning out his desk as erroneous, telling KOMO News, “I’m still here.”
The fact that she came back into the workforce to run Seattle police, “That really speaks to, I think, who Sue Rahr is, the Sue Rahr that I know, whose allegiance is to the profession.” Strachan said culture change won’t happen overnight, and it will take several months to get back to pre-pandemic levels, but he feels like Rahr is the right leader at the right time.
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